Originally Posted by sarahBell:
We had 6.5 inches of snow lastnight and it is now blowing all over the place!

Enjoy!

I just saw that on the news!

Originally Posted by Strongisthenewskinny:
Im just curious, does anyone know if exercising will knock you out of ketosis? I know it seems silly, but up until the past few days Ive been getting a dark purple on my ketosis sticks, and now im showing no ketons, the only thing i can possibly think of is the exercising ive been doing?

Im doing T25 by Shaun T.

I know there's a lot of question whether or not intense exercise should be done, but the place my coach is located, they also have personal training there and do beachbodies Insanity (shaun t) and I had asked if i could do that training while on this diet and she said I could as long as I added an extra packet daily. Shes now out of town for surgery, so i cant get a hold of her to ask

when are you using the keto sticks? If you are drinking lots of water and use them during the day, they can be inaccurate. Best time is first thing in the morning and they say that after you have been in ketosis for awhile, you won't have as many ketones in your urin.

Originally Posted by finale:
Thanks so much Mars735, I will think of what you did on Sunday and keep that on my mind...

You're welcome, finale. I need to remember to follow my own advice--there's plenty of times when I forget to tap that strength that's inside all of us. I'll be thinking of you this Superbowl and sending you my support. :hug:

Originally Posted by Hiker88:
when are you using the keto sticks? If you are drinking lots of water and use them during the day, they can be inaccurate. Best time is first thing in the morning and they say that after you have been in ketosis for awhile, you won't have as many ketones in your urin.

I seem to get higher readings of ketones after drinking a lot of water as opposed to first thing in the morning. It's a bit weird...

Originally Posted by Strongisthenewskinny:
Im just curious, does anyone know if exercising will knock you out of ketosis? I know it seems silly, but up until the past few days Ive been getting a dark purple on my ketosis sticks, and now im showing no ketons, the only thing i can possibly think of is the exercising ive been doing?

I know there's a lot of question whether or not intense exercise should be done, but the place my coach is located, they also have personal training there and do beachbodies Insanity (shaun t) and I had asked if i could do that training while on this diet and she said I could as long as I added an extra packet daily. Shes now out of town for surgery, so i cant get a hold of her to ask

here's the deal about ketones and ketostix:
Our bodies get more efficient at burning the ketones and then we stop excreting them in urine. Who knows? Maybe exercise helps this process.
Anyway, toss the ketostix and stick with the plan. If you're OP, you're in ketosis!

Originally Posted by Strongisthenewskinny:
Im just curious, does anyone know if exercising will knock you out of ketosis? I know it seems silly, but up until the past few days Ive been getting a dark purple on my ketosis sticks, and now im showing no ketons, the only thing i can possibly think of is the exercising ive been doing?

Im doing T25 by Shaun T.

I know there's a lot of question whether or not intense exercise should be done, but the place my coach is located, they also have personal training there and do beachbodies Insanity (shaun t) and I had asked if i could do that training while on this diet and she said I could as long as I added an extra packet daily. Shes now out of town for surgery, so i cant get a hold of her to ask

Exercise should not knock you of of ketosis. Ketones are produced from the breakdown of fats, so if you have no carbs in your body to burn when you exercise, ketosis should be enhanced. (Carbs will be used first, then fat.)

[QUOTE=Strongisthenewskinny;4932394]Im just curious, does anyone know if exercising will knock you out of ketosis? I know it seems silly, but up until the past few days Ive been getting a dark purple on my ketosis sticks, and now im showing no ketons, the only thing i can possibly think of is the exercising ive been doing?

Are your ketostix stored according to the package instruction, not outdated or lid loose? If they are valid, my thought would be that due to increased energy demand, you might now be burning more ketones for fuel that your kidneys were previously spilling into your urine. Or your body is just getting better adapted to burning ketones over time so less are going out in the urine.

Are you certain it's NO ketones? My coach told me as long as there is ANY degree of positive, doesn't matter whether it's a large or trace amount.

Hi all, lots of good news on this thread tonight! Can't help but be uplifted! That's everyone and congrats to you all!!!!:carrot:
Dancing carrots for us all!

Got my team for the Biggest Loser contest at work pumped up. We weighed in today and pow wowed on strategy . 4 out of the 5 team members are doing IP, so we're all sharing tips and tricks to power thru. The contest ends 4/1 but between now and then our well coach will be doing fitness and nutrition seminars to keep ppl motivated. She's asked our team to present he IP program and I believe she's going to contact an actual IP coach(not my former one) to come in as well. She's pretty fired up about the program. Our team is going to win and share our success!

Originally Posted by Strongisthenewskinny:
Im just curious, does anyone know if exercising will knock you out of ketosis? I know it seems silly, but up until the past few days Ive been getting a dark purple on my ketosis sticks, and now im showing no ketons, the only thing i can possibly think of is the exercising ive been doing?

Im doing T25 by Shaun T.

I know there's a lot of question whether or not intense exercise should be done, but the place my coach is located, they also have personal training there and do beachbodies Insanity (shaun t) and I had asked if i could do that training while on this diet and she said I could as long as I added an extra packet daily. Shes now out of town for surgery, so i cant get a hold of her to ask

Hi, I'm only 3 weeks in...what are ketosis sticks?

Originally Posted by sweetenuf:
Hi, I'm only 3 weeks in...what are ketosis sticks?

They are small "sticks" that you pee on. They are commonly used by diabetics. They will indicate whether you are in ketosis (fat burning mode) by the color they turn. Ketones are eliminated in the urine.

Originally Posted by sweetenuf:
Hi, I'm only 3 weeks in...what are ketosis sticks?

Vippysue explained above. But I have never used them. I have heard they are not very reliable and not worth rhe expense.

Originally Posted by ColoradoCarol:
Vippysue explained above. But I have never used them. I have heard they are not very reliable and not worth the expense.

This!

WI yesterday! I have been sick most of the month. My goal has been just as long as I lose weight and inches everytime I go in....then I'm okay. Veggies are tough to eat when your sick....last things you want. I have been adding spinach to my drinks in the morning. loving that !

I have lost a total of 32 lbs and 28 inches. Feeling great. I m off to Hawaii saturday! Already have my meals packed and planned!
Happy weekend!

ems - great job & I hope you like your highlights

schenectady - enjoy the journey of building we have done it twice :)

tomorrow is my 1 month WI.....

-6 this morning but tomorrow we are in line to make it above freezing, all the way to 36. HeatWave lol