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Originally Posted by Cyborg  Are the ketones a sure sign of weight loss, or could it simply be a biproduct of the fat I've eaten today? |
Keytones start appearing when you
don't eat carbs. Whether you lose weight or not depends on how much fat you are eating. Your body has to get energy from somewhere. And it will either get it from a the fat you have just eaten, stored fat, or a combination of the two. Your body will only use consumed protein for energy if your consumption exceeds your body's amino acid requirements.
I drift in and out of ketosis because I eat very little carbohydrate. Sometimes the test shows a trace of keytones and sometimes it doesn't.
And it doesn't take much carb to stop your body burning fat. Ironically, as your body gets more used to using fat for energy, you become more sensitive carbs. And you may find that your carb ratio increases.
