ALA to speed ketosis

[garbagegut]

I'm stuck at trace levels of Ketones even though I'm keeping my carbs below 15 per day.

Will ALA help me get into a "more purple" state of ketosis? If so, how much ALA per day is required ?

Thanks !

 

[ZKaudio]

ala isn't going to do anything if youre at 15g's of carbs per day

 

[frankenfurter]

Ignore the color of the strips. If they are turning, you are in ketosis. If you are drinking lots of water, as you should be on a low carb plan, then you should not be turning the strips dark purple. If you are, you are not drinking enough.

Mr. X has suggested guidelines for ALA dosage depending on the number of carbs consumed. At 15, you don't need ALA, IMO.

 

[garbagegut]

Thanks for the feedback guys. I've been taking 500mg per day and it hasn't done shit.

So are we saying that with ALA, I could up my carbs to 50g per day and net about the same results as 15g without ALA ?

 

[mrzap]

I only took ala on my carb up days with each meal during that day and it seemed that I got into ketosis pretty quick. And what frankenfurter said, if you are drinking lots of water you should be pissing a lot too which will excrete many of the ketones so your concentration won't be dark on the strips.