HAs anyone experiences taking ULTIMA electrolytes while on extended fasts( 36-48..) And not getting into ketosis?? My urine KetoTone strips are still in the barely there color.. I’m 30 hours in with just drinking ULTIMA electrolytes
I recall a podcast I think that talked about that. Long story short, you are using the ketones so you do not look like you are making many. That just means you are not making a lot of extra. Having a lot of ketones means you are not fully in ketosis early on. I cannot remember where I heard it unfortunately, but it stuck with me and made sense.
Are you basing your lack of ketosis solely on the trace reading of your strips? Having low keytones on the strip could very well mean your body is using the keytones you are getting from your fat cells. Remember burning stored fat is a way more efficient process than digesting and consuming foods. I typically gage my ketosis by the way my mouth feels in the morning. When I am in ketosis I wake up with dry mouth and a coating on my tongue.