I have been on Adkins 3 weeks and just this saturday slipped a little while out of town. I have gone back to 25 carbs and have not touched anything (bad) since Saturday evening. Up until this time I had lost 16 lbs and was showing moderate amounts of ketones every day. I am showing no trace again today Tuesday, How long should it be before I go back into ketosis?

How long it takes after a cheat to get back in ketosis depends on how bad the cheat was and your own metabolism. Also you might have gone back into ketosis and just aren't registering on the ketostix. If you didn't cheat too badly I would say that by today you would be back in ketosis. Retest tonight before bed and I'll bet you'll test positive.

Rob
310/232/180

Me, a skeptic? I trust you have proof.

I am still not back in ketosis and have been under 25 carbs since Sunday. Last week I was registering a moderate reading and now none whatsoever. I tried testing in the evening but, still no good.

In that case, you might need to go back down to 20 g (AKA induction) for a few days.

Good Luck.

Started Atkins on 9/20/03
235-->190; 150 goal

If you've been faithfully keeping to 25 carbs a day then you are most likely in ketosis but not registering on the ketostix. Unless you have been eating anything with sugar alcohols. Have you?

Rob
310/232/180

Me, a skeptic? I trust you have proof.

The only thing I have added differently is Sugar Free Jello and Whipped Cream and the odd snack of pork rinds. I must admit my Vegetable intake has been a little lower. Other than that everything else is the same. Last week I had gotten into a moderate/high ketone level and this week not even a trace. I am not bothered about the reading as I know I am not doing anything different. It just gets confusing trying to figure when you are burning fat or not. By the way Rob, Which foods have sugar alcohols?

[This message was edited by Mal W. on 01-30-04 at 06:41 AM.]

It sounds like you're doing okay. Try testing at different times of day.

A great deal of water consumption in the couple of hours before testing can sometimes dilute the results, too.

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Which foods have sugar alcohols?
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Mostly the bars or other packaged products. You will know, usually, because the box will subtract them from the carb count to give you the supposed "net" carbs.

Started Atkins on 9/20/03
235--&gt;188; 150 goal