January 26, 201313 yr They sell test strips in the pharmacy. It's with the diabetic supplies. You have to urinate on the test strip and then it gives you a ketosis range.
January 26, 201313 yr You breath is really bad that is one way to tell if you are in ketosis. If you are eating nothing but protein you can bet your sweet but you are ketosis.
January 26, 201313 yr Author You breath is really bad that is one way to tell if you are in ketosis. If you are eating nothing but Protein you can bet your sweet but you are ketosis. I am on three Protein shakes a day and that is it so it will be interesting to see when ketosis starts
January 26, 201313 yr If there are any carbs in those shakes, you won't hit ketosis. imo It takes very little carb consumption to evade ketosis. tmf
January 26, 201313 yr Author If there are any carbs in those shakes' date=' you won't hit ketosis. imo It takes very little carb consumption to evade ketosis. tmf[/quote'] My shakes are 27gm carbohydrate and I drink three a day
January 26, 201313 yr How many calories are in your shakes I ask because 27 carbs per shake seems really high to me. I know my protein powder is only about 3 grams so if you made them with water you can see that's a lot less than what you're getting.
January 26, 201313 yr Author How many calories are in your shakes I ask because 27 carbs per shake seems really high to me. I know my Protein powder is only about 3 grams so if you made them with Water you can see that's a lot less than what you're getting. There is 220 calories and 15g of protein
January 26, 201313 yr My shakes are 27gm carbohydrate and I drink three a day That is very high in carbs, so you are unlikely to enter ketosis. Look for shakes that have far less carbs, and more Protein.
January 26, 201313 yr 20 gms/day of carbs is what Atkins recommends to achieve ketosis. You'll never make it on 81/day. Better find a low carb shake?
January 26, 201313 yr Author 20 gms/day of carbs is what Atkins recommends to achieve ketosis. You'll never make it on 81/day. Better find a low carb shake? These are the recommended shakes from the doctor so I can't switch
January 26, 201313 yr I understand you're following doctor's orders. The statistics on your shakes however aren't very good. Way too high in calories and carbs for the level of protein that you're getting.
January 26, 201313 yr Hey wozzicat! Are you taking the slim time shakes? I was just banded on thursday by Dr.C. I'm pretty sure I went into ketosis. How long are you on preop diet for?
January 27, 201313 yr I'm sorry- I may sound really dumb, but what is ketosis? You should google it since it's rather complicated. The short answer is if you don't eat any carbs, simple or complex, Your body will turn to it's fat reserves for energy. One of the side effects of going on a no carb diet is that you lose a lot of excess Fluid weight and this doctor wants the patient to trim her liver down by going on a no carb diet. Ketosis is the state where you have used up all your stored carb energy and your body is burning the fat for energy. Your body secretes ketones which can be measured with ketostix to see how deep in ketosis a patient is. Told you it's complicated tmf
January 27, 201313 yr You breath is really bad that is one way to tell if you are in ketosis. If you are eating nothing but Protein you can bet your sweet but you are ketosis. Well that explains my husband turning away from me at night telling me my breath stinks! haha
When you are on the preop plan when did you hit ketosis and how did you know?