[FocusedOnFitness]

To those experienced low carbers, I bought a Carbolite product tonight and ate it. I was running around, starving, and wanting something sweet. The product said 1 carb and it is made with Splenda. Could this have screwed up my ketosis? I don't use keto sticks as Aunt Flo is still here and I am going to buy them once she departs. Any info would be greatly appreciated!

[CONYSCAZ]

I posted your answer in the Challenges Forum under the Induction thread.

[Sherylynn]

I don't know about the bars but I do know that ketosis can change from day to day. Also you can get a different reading based on the time of day. TOM (Time Of Month)can also interfere with ketosis. Some people never show ketones on the sticks and yet are in ketosis and lose weight fine. The only sure way to check for ketones is through a blood test. Urine sticks only will show excess ketones that have spilled into your urine. If you are using them, there won't be any excess. Another way to know if you are in ketosis is a sort of metallic or strange taste in your mouth that won't go away. A different smell to your urine (not to be gross) and some people have body odor. The sticks aren't everything so don't allow yourself to get compulsive or obsessed
with them.

The bars should be eaten occasionally. You should be working on breaking the addiction to carbs/sugar and if you are giving yourself something that "tastes" sweet, you will never lose the cravings. Also many of the bars have more carbs than are listed. The bars may say 1, but they are deducting the sugar alcohols because they "say" they have little or no effect on blood sugar but for many people it does and their body does react to it. Beware of ANYTHING that says "net carbs"

You didn't say how long you've been doing lowcarb. It's common after induction (Atkins) to not lose weight for a couple weeks while your body adjusts to the weight loss. Also a "true stall" is 4 weeks or more with no loss of pounds or inches be sure to measure yourself, often when the scale doesn't move the tape measure does

Good luck, low carb does work!! I lost 70Lbs before my daughter was diagnosed with leukemia and I started eating everything in sight

[FocusedOnFitness]

Thank you Cony and Sheryl.

I did buy the keto sticks and I am one shade away from having the highest amount of ketones in my urine. My husband said my breath is "rank," so I think it's working.

Sheryl, I can't imagine what I would do if my daughter or son were diagnosed with leukemia. Dieting of any kind would be the furthest thing from my mind. I hope she is getting good treatment. Miracles happen every moment and I truly believe, most of them are bestowed rightfully on children!

Thank you for all the info!

[stellar]

Sheryllyn- You have a PM

[Sherylynn]

Originally posted by stellar:
Sheryllyn- You have a PM

So do you!!

[RacerGirl20]

Actually, Splenda is the ONLY sweetner allowed on a low carb diet so you are fine!

[suz1]

Oh man I am glad to hear someone else say that when you do the low carb you stink Hubby does that diet on and off and man his breath and the odor emits from his body and its terrible Iknow that does not sound nice but it does ......He says it is just me Thanks for making me not crazy now just tell me how he can get rid of it ????????????????????????

[Sherylynn]

He can try using Smints for the breath and just extra deodorant for the "other" problem. Usually the smell wears off after a while. At least it did for me with the horrible taste in my mouth. I never smelled though, but by the TASTE?

GAWD, I thought I stunk

[suz1]

Hey the odor is not something deodorant is going to help it is being emitted by the body thru the pores all over and not just under the arms Not that kind of stink ~ to me the same way if someone drinks enough alcohol that it seems to emit from your pores anyway he is not doing the atkins now so he is smelling good And yes the mints help the breath ~

[JungleJim]

ummmmm,Who or What is KETOSIS??????? Is it good or bad? Do I have it? If so how did I get it, and how do I get rid of it? I hav'nt been sleeping around ...much! Scared!!!

[health4life]

lmao @ jungle if u would have posted this on the I got crabs post..I would have fell outta my chair..lmao

[Sherylynn]

Originally posted by JungleJim:
ummmmm,Who or What is KETOSIS??????? Is it good or bad? Do I have it? If so how did I get it, and how do I get rid of it? I hav'nt been sleeping around ...much! Scared!!!

LMAO If you are on the Atkins diet ketosis is VERY VERY good, it means you are burning fat. The way to check for ketosis is through a testing strip called "Ketostix" that can be bought at a pharmacy, Walmart etc.

I'm sure at some point you've been checked at your Dr for ketosis when you gave a urine sample.

Ketosis can happen to Diabetics who don't have control of their blood sugar levels. That form is called Ketoacidosis and is VERY DANGEROUS. Ketosis is NOT the same thing (dispite what anti-lowcarb people say)

Dietary ketones happen either when someone is on a very low carbohydrate diet. When the body has burned all it's stored carbs which usually happens in 2 days it turns to stored fat for fuel, thus producing ketones. You also can go into ketosis from starving, it's the same idea although not a good idea. There is also a form called Alcoholic Ketoacidosis which like the name says, occurs in alcoholics. Pregnant women can also develope ketones, and depending on the amount and/or reason for it, it can be dangerous. Many pregnant women show "trace" ketones and that's normal.

I hope this clears up any confusion. It's not anything transmitted, so you can continue not sleeping around ...much!