got back into keto fast

[corvettedudeman]

Carbed up yesterday and today already tested ketostix moderate keto range

 

[B0ARDIN087]

anythign u did differently???

 

[Toozee]

Sweet! That's always a good thing

 

[Ceebs]

Large amounts of ALA or r-ALA can cause a false positive on ketostix. Just be aware of that if you're using either.

 

[Mr.X]

Carbed up yesterday and today already tested ketostix moderate keto range

It might not even be ALA.

Usually, people eat so many carbs on the carb-up day/s, that when they fast for the 10-12 hrs between let's say Sunday and Monday morning - the blood sugar levels fall so low that Ketones start showing in the urine. Which is a false positive, and, yes, you need to deplete ALL muscle and liver glycogen before you're truly in Ketosis.

Mr.X

 

[bigp3]

I usually find that I hit keto on the end of the 2nd day or the middle of the 3rd day, but that is just me so who knows

 

[M56M]

Re: Re: got back into keto fast

It might not even be ALA.

Usually, people eat so many carbs on the carb-up day/s, that when they fast for the 10-12 hrs between let's say Sunday and Monday morning - the blood sugar levels fall so low that Ketones start showing in the urine. Which is a false positive, and, yes, you need to deplete ALL muscle and liver glycogen before you're truly in Ketosis.

Mr.X

Do you usually burn any body fat in teh stages before reaching Ketosis???? the false positive stage??

M56M

 

[Mr.X]

Re: Re: Re: got back into keto fast

Do you usually burn any body fat in teh stages before reaching Ketosis???? the false positive stage??

M56M

You are burning the muscle glycogen/Liver glycogen, which is not body fat per-se, it's more of a caloric burning.

Mr.X

 

[M56M]

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You are burning the muscle glycogen/Liver glycogen, which is not body fat per-se, it's more of a caloric burning.

Mr.X

So then how do you burn fat on a diet if you have carbs in it??? it you are always replenishing your glycogen/liver glycogen??

M56M

 

[Mr.X]

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So then how do you burn fat on a diet if you have carbs in it??? it you are always replenishing your glycogen/liver glycogen??

M56M

Basically, if you are in a caloric deficit - most of the time once your run out of that glycogen fuel the body supplements w/ free fatty acids. That's why high-carb diets are not always the best for fat-loss, not only due to fat-burning limitations, but also due to insulin surges.

Mr.X