Im trying the atkins diet, and i was wondering how long does your body stay in ketosis?!


Question: Im trying the atkins diet, and i was wondering how long does your body stay in ketosis.?
I have been on the diet for 4 weeks now, I use the ketostix and sometimes the results are light pink when i try early in the day but then I try it again later in the day and it turns dark purple. I maintain my carb intake to about 15 grams a day. So i was wondering why that happens. Thanks for the info.Health Question & Answer


Answers:
You may be seeing increased ketone production during the day as your metabolism ramps up. You are probably staying in a ketogenic state throughout, it just may be that early in the morning your body is less metabolically active, so whatever ketone bodies are produced are being used up by the body. You can be in ketosis, but there is no guarantee that ketones will end up in your urine.

also consider that the type of fat you consume can have some influence on the quantity of ketone bodies that you produce.

Finally, pay no attention to what people say about the Atkins diet. It is a legitimate method of weight loss, but what happens too often is people think it is carte blanche to eat all the steak, cheese, and nutritionally deficient foods they want. That, and the carb cravings set in after a while, so then they get off the diet - and go figure, they haven't lost any weight. Atkins is a perfectly legitimate way to lose weight provided it is accompanied by behavior change. It is also a misconception that you cannot eat vegetables while on Atkins - most vegetables are so low in carbohydrates that they will barely register.Health Question & Answer

When Atkins died , he was as obese as you can imagine, and he used his diet most of the time.
Atkins' diet will be very tiring both for you and for your kidneys.
Choose a well balanced diet like those prepared by diabetics or heart associations and stick to thm instead.Health Question & Answer

It stays in that state until it starts to destroy muscles. BTW your heart is a muscle. The diet is dangerous and unhealthy. Cut the junk food and eat healthy whole foods.Health Question & Answer



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