Checking your Ketone levels

Ketosis is part of the process that takes place when your body’s metabolism converts fat into energy. When this is taking place, it is the time that you lose the most fat. The name ketosis relates to the fats that are stored and then release as energy, which is known as ketones. When people eat less carbohydrates, their bodies turn to fat into energy and more ketones are generated.

Check your urine on the testing strip to see how your ketone levels are excreting out of your body. The strips will change pink or purple, depending upon how many ketones are in your urine.

Noted biochemistry professor Dr. Richard Feinman from SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn, New York provided a very succinct explanation for how these Ketostix are supposed to work:

“There is a continuum of ketosis. In fact, one of the features of ketone bodies is that, unlike other fuels, glucose and fatty acids, they can be present in plasma over a wide range of concentrations. What is true is that Ketostix measure ketonuria (ketones in the urine) which may or may not give you an accurate view of plasma ketone bodies. If ketone bodies are used as fast as they are made, you may never see ketosis.”

Watch this video for more information.

38 Comments

  1. admin on January 31, 2010 at 6:59 pm

    There is a blog post on the cocunut oil and the Chocolate delight. Here are the links that will help you get more info. I would have her increase her drops if she is stalled. Email me and give me an assessment and I be able to better help you find the exact reason for the stall. Info on the Chocolate “Bark” aka Delight http://miracleskinnydrops.com/?p=435 and info on the coconut oil http://miracleskinnydrops.com/?p=390 both will help raise your Ketones. You can email me directly for an evaluation at MiracleSkinnyDrops@Gmail.com Thanks!

  2. admin on February 1, 2010 at 1:59 am

    There is a blog post on the cocunut oil and the Chocolate delight. Here are the links that will help you get more info. I would have her increase her drops if she is stalled. Email me and give me an assessment and I be able to better help you find the exact reason for the stall. Info on the Chocolate “Bark” aka Delight http://miracleskinnydrops.com/?p=435 and info on the coconut oil http://miracleskinnydrops.com/?p=390 both will help raise your Ketones. You can email me directly for an evaluation at MiracleSkinnyDrops@Gmail.com Thanks!

  3. Tamara Jensen on February 1, 2010 at 3:16 am

    My niece isn’t on the drops, she is on the injections. She has not stalled, but rather cannot get her ketosis strips up to dark. I am just about to go to phase 3, but am very interested in the coconut oil and macadamia nuts and what is in them that make them help to release fat. I will also have Jayne, sign into this site and converse with you. Thanks for all your wonderful help. I need to get 4 more pounds off with 9 more injections. So I want to do whatever I need to, to help me accomplish that goal Tamara

    • Sandy on November 3, 2010 at 11:33 pm

      I couldnt eat the mac nuts cause they caused me to gain while in P2 on the drops.

      • Anonymous on November 4, 2010 at 12:18 am

        Not everyone can do mac nuts. you have to see if it works for you. Mac nuts are really meant for a stall, but an apple day should be tried first.

  4. Tamara Jensen on January 31, 2010 at 8:16 pm

    My niece isn’t on the drops, she is on the injections. She has not stalled, but rather cannot get her ketosis strips up to dark. I am just about to go to phase 3, but am very interested in the coconut oil and macadamia nuts and what is in them that make them help to release fat. I will also have Jayne, sign into this site and converse with you. Thanks for all your wonderful help. I need to get 4 more pounds off with 9 more injections. So I want to do whatever I need to, to help me accomplish that goal Tamara

  5. Christine on July 15, 2010 at 3:42 am

    Can you tell me what is your v log?

  6. Christine on July 15, 2010 at 4:04 am

    Carol, Please tell me what you did to not be hungry everyday. I gained almost 10 #'s on the load days and can't seem to be satisfied with a meal.

    • Kymber on November 13, 2010 at 12:26 am

      This may not be correct, but this is how I am doing it. I am on the drops, I am supposed to take 10 drops sub-lingual 3 times daily. Instead I broke it into 5 drops 6 times daily. I take 5 drops every 3 hours instead of 10 drops every 6 hours. It’s the same amount but before I did that I was STARVING always. I loaded and loaded and gained 10 lbs on load days. I lost 13 lbs the first week but felt famished every day. Now, spreading them out, I am not hungry any longer. *** Question, my Ketone stick is on darkest purple VERY high. Is this bad? As an EMT, I would be very worried for such a patient. Could I be putting myself at risk here? I am eating the recommended foods and amounts. ***

  7. Sandy on November 3, 2010 at 10:58 pm

    Carol I was asking on facebook how I can raise my ketones and someone immediates comes back and says “OMG. You don’t want it moderate to high. You don’t want ketones at all. This is not healthy at all. People get ketones when they have stomach flu. Anorexics get ketones. Diabetics get ketones when their blood sugar is too high. This is not good!” So since my ketone strip tested at just a trace (I am on R2P2vlcd10) isnt that what I am suppose to be doin is having it in the moderate to high zone to be burning fat? If I just have a trace am I suppose to be having it in the high zone? If suppose to be in the high zone what can I do to raise those ketones?

    • Anonymous on November 3, 2010 at 11:07 pm

      I don’t think checking ketones is key to doing the protocol and being successful. It’s kind of interesting and fun to check, but I did my entire first round without even knowing if I was in ketosis. And you only need a trace on your stick to be in ketosis, you don’t need to be moderate to high.

      • Shawna Culp on April 13, 2012 at 7:22 pm

        email me drops and ingredients at miracleskinnydrops@gmail.com premixed drops do not test but we know which brands are usually good and ingredients. Also send over your menu and stats of losses to date and I will help you.

    • Sandy on November 3, 2010 at 11:31 pm

      but what do they recommend for it to be at? I am just curious cause am gettin all kinds of conflicting stories. Mine was a trace this morning which I did an apple day yesterday. I was told omg no you dont want any, but then again I was also told you want it to be at least moderate to be in the fat burning while in P2. So now I am so confused what am suppose to be doing. I didnt check em at all on round 1 cause didnt know about it. But I started doin it on this round as someone suggested and now am getting conflicting stories.

      HELP!!!!!

      • scraps on August 27, 2011 at 5:18 pm

        I go into a clinic who takes care of all of this. I go in once a week for a shot. I have a booklet on everything from the dr. I was on skype with a dr too. It was great. find a clinic so they can supervise you. I am moderate and doing great.  I definately did not do it on line. I do a shake with instant coffee from starbucks at 9am another one at 11am then lunch about 12’30 1pm. I have a protien over a vegatable salad and a fruit. Never fruit alone or in a shake. I have another shake around 4pm and if I am hungry inbetween I have some cooked ground turkey cooked in a container or 7% beef.  dinner at 6 which can be fish broiled bbq or friend in their oil they give me to use on anything that requires an oil.  shake again 2 hrs later.  so easy. first week I lost 7 lbs. Tonight I am going ot a yaught club for dinner and will have fish with nothing on it. and steamed veggies and coffee a dish of fruit. Never any sauces.  Great with me.  this is in the first phase. did it help? I do miss my G &  T right now but soon .:)O

      • Anonymous on August 28, 2011 at 2:13 am

        As long as there is just a trace, you are in ketosis which is right where you want to be =)

  8. Jose on February 21, 2011 at 12:41 am

    How do you add the extra virgin coconut oil to P2 diet? Just eat it plain?

    • Shawna Culp on February 21, 2011 at 12:48 am

      Check the right side of the blog there is a Button about coconut oil and recipes

  9. Lkcdwc on February 26, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    Costco carries the strips too for about $10 a tube. I believe there are 50 strips in a tube.

  10. A on March 5, 2011 at 3:38 am

    so what level is good ketosis – my first measurement today was a bit darker than 40 but not as dark as 80. Is higher better or mid range? (I’ve heard both)

    • Anonymous on March 5, 2011 at 1:50 pm

      Levels are not important. As long as the results show even just a trace, you are in ketosis.

  11. Ally Davis on March 26, 2011 at 12:49 pm

    I’m only in my first week of this diet, and my ketones are really high. I am getting 80-160 each morning. I saw the recipe for the chocolate delight (I really miss my chocolate!) but I am afraid to try it since it -raises- ketones. Is there as such thing as too high while taking the drops? Thanks! I really love this website!

    allydavis413@hotmail.com

  12. Dtasjp on April 20, 2011 at 4:22 am

    What other types of food affect Ketone’s, I use Coconut oil, and just bought some macadam nuts still only record a trace.Getting ready to start round 2 and would like to increase my ketone out put.

    • Shawna Culp on April 20, 2011 at 4:25 am

      it is fine to show trace ketones on this diet. With the water intake and
      the veggies you will likely only register trace. Ketones increase with
      higher protein which is lower on this diet as well. But as long as it is
      trace you are good and burning fat 🙂

  13. Ssterling3 on May 22, 2011 at 10:35 pm

    My ketone level is negative and I had several choco delights yesterday. what else can I do to increase ketone levels? 

  14. Caden_corbin on May 3, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    you do not want ketones in your urine. I am a diabetic. Ketones in urine can be dangerous. Continuously in Ketosis can cause serious long term problems or even death. Take it from me don’t be stupid

  15. Shawna Culp on June 7, 2012 at 1:00 am

    Typically you will test trace ketones but it varies on protocol.. You should be getting in that mode over next few days

  16. Heather Doyon on July 23, 2012 at 11:19 am

    I heard that MCT oil is even better than coconut oil for triggering ketosis.

  17. ElizabethSingapore on August 18, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    I tested my ketones on R1P2 D4 and the color is navy blue. I am drinking lots of water and eating my 3.5 oz of protein every day. Have you seen this before? I am also losing weight too.

    • carolensminger on August 19, 2012 at 2:57 pm

      As long as you are losing weight, I would not be concerned. (does not apply to diabetics) Sometimes the strips are bad and can give incorrect readings.

  18. Lou Fracassi on September 3, 2012 at 4:08 pm

    I tested my ketones and it was a moderate but I after seven days still feel dizzy and faint. I don’t know if I should quiet?

  19. Carol Ensminger on October 12, 2012 at 3:01 pm

    the MCTs in coconut oil do not go into our bodies and store as fat. they are immediatly used up as energy.

  20. Carol Ensminger on October 14, 2012 at 5:54 am

    You may use heavy cream and count it as your dairy. You will need to figure out how much your body can have and still have the losses you want. I am not sure how much you are using, but try and keep it around 1 Tbsp

    • Robin on October 14, 2012 at 8:12 am

      Thank you , I love this blog , very informative. Your time is greatly appreciated !!

  21. Vera Conrad on November 30, 2012 at 7:30 pm

    are we talking about the hard lard looking coconut oil for phase 2?

  22. Carol on June 19, 2014 at 12:05 pm

    Can I eat 5 mac nuts a day? I seem to do better when I have eaten some form of fat. I am also going to incorporate choc delight into my diet. R4P2D1. Thanks

    • admin on June 19, 2014 at 12:08 pm

      Try just the CD and see how it helps. I would save mac nuts for when you really need them

  23. admin on February 9, 2015 at 12:10 am

    Vanessa here is information on co as a supplement in phase 2 http://miracleskinnydrops.com/coconut-oil-and-mct-oil/

    also make sure your drops contain hormone

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