The basic principle of the Atkins regime, which is a state of ketosis helps you burn your fat stores for energy. Many people, even those who are on diets low in carbohydrates, does not quite understand why it works and ketosis. Most diets are reducing dietary calories. They help you lose weight, but some of the weight of the fat and some of it is lean muscle tissue. While you can watch on a smaller scale, your metabolism is actually slowing. The more muscle you lose your metabolism will slow. This makes it more difficult to lose weight and gain weight back even easier.

The diet Atkins, on the other hand, is restrictive in carbohydrates. It creates a state of ketosis in your body that burns only fat, not muscle. The main source of your energy to your body fat will be in the form of ketones. Convertira your foie gras with ketones and it can not be converted. It will be eliminated naturally.

Ketones are actual a normally and efficient source of fuel for the human body. They are created in the liver from the fatty acids that result from the breakdown of body fat. These only appear when there is an absence of glucose and sugar. In the Atkins diet, you reduce the amount of glucose and sugar that is in the bloodstream. As a result, your body produces ketones for fuel. When your body is creating ketones it is called ketosis. There is a common misconception that following a ketogenic diet like Atkins is dangerous. The truth is that being in ketosis is a completely naturally state. The human body creates ketones to use as fuel in the absence of glucose.

The Atkins diet book, Dr. Atkins suggests the use of ketone test strips to determine their state of ketosis during a diet. These small plastic strips will be held at the flow of urine and contain a pad chemically treated absorption. This pad will change color if they are present ketones in the urine. With the presence of ketones, the band is going to change various shades of pink to purple. There are a range of colour on the label of the bottle to help determine their levels of ketones.

Ketone strips are available at any pharmacy and is among the diabetic supplies. In some stores, they are kept behind the counter so you may have to ask for them. You will not need a prescription to buy them though. Once you open a packet of strips of ketosis which have a shelf life of 6 months. It may be useful to mark the opening of the box.

Ketone strips will let you know if you are progressing correctly on the Atkins diet. If you are following the Induction plan to the letter and aren't seeing purple, don't worry. Some people never show trace amounts of ketones or they may show just above the minimum line. As long as you are losing weight and inches then you are successfully using ketones. Also, if you've just exercised a few hours before using the strips, you may not see purple. Some dieters may mistakenly believe that a dark purple result on the testing strips means that they are losing weight faster. Actually, the darkest purple color is a sign of dehydration. It means that your urine is too concentrated and you need to drink water.

Ketones come from fat in the bloodstream, whether it is fat that you eat or fat that you burn. So if you eat a meal heavy in fat and then immediately use a testing strip, then you'll see a dark purple result. Use the strips as a guide, but don't get hung up on the color. Reaching a state of ketosis is key to success on the Atkins diet and it as simple as eliminating carbohydrates from the diet. Make sure to follow the eating plan correctly and use the ketone testing strips as needed.