What if my ketostix aren getting dark?
There are varying degrees of ketosis. If the strips aren’t changing color at all, you may still be in, just not excreting sufficient ketones to react the sticks. But as long as you are showing at least “trace”, you are in ketosis. The correlation of the degree of darkness of the strips to fat loss is unclear, the strips represent the amount of ketones present in the urine (i.e. excreted). If you burned up all your ketones as energy, the strips won’t show anything. Darker strips don’t necessary indicate greater fat loss. Some individuals find that lesser degrees of ketosis are better for fat loss although this is not universal.
