melissaedolan83's Journal, 29 Aug 18

it takes 3 days of staying within your macros to get into ketosis, if you are off especially if you don't get enough fat and below your carbs it will take longer or not happen at all.  

Last time it took me about 3 /4 days ... I keep pretty good track of my fats/carb. Plus I did damage Saturday and Sunday. Not expecting a miracle but patiently waiting. I’m sure I’ll be back on the Keto wagon by this weekend. :)  

if you can IF fast it can help to jumpstart it. 

@baskington yep! I don’t eat past 6 pm and I don’t eat before 9 am. It will happen when it will happen. I’m still making my “Keto smart choices.” I would be happy being in Keto 9/1/18. New month, new determination. :) But the sooner the better lol ... I’m just more anticipating my weigh in Saturday. I haven’t weighed in two weeks, I hope my birthday weekend do too much damage, but ya live and learn. ☺️ 

Those keto strips are not nearly as accurate as a blood glucose monitor. I have friends that use the monitor and when the stick will barely be pink (5 mcg), the blood monitor will indicate 40 mcg. So just as long as you see it change color at all, you're in great shape. If you're drinking a ton of water, that also dilutes the concentration of ketones and will affect the tone on the stick. Great job! 

@jheeden I will have to look into that. I rather be more accurate that the whole pee on a stick deal. Lol Thank you for your input and advice!! ❤️❤️❤️ 

My pleasure, Melissa - anytime! You can order one of those monitors from Walmart online pretty cheap. This one measures both glucose and ketones: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nova-Max-Plus-Blood-Glucose-Meter-Kit/136871339?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=1971&adid=22222222228050715124&wmlspartner=wmtlabs&wl0=&wl1=s&wl2=m&wl3=146480318332&wl4=pla-262222045338&wl5=1021123&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=113134806&wl11=online&wl12=136871339&wl13=&veh=sem  

Now I’m probably going to get one ha ha 

@jheeden lol I’ll keep you posted on my progress!!! ❤️