How do I read the lipolysis testing strips?
The package label shows various colors but don’t worry about the exact level of ketosis you will find on the strip. The strips are especially helpful in the Induction phase when you start doing Atkins. After a while, the important thing is to see how your clothes are fitting and what the scale says. Later, as you move through the other phases and increase your carbohydrate intake, the strips are no longer needed. As long as you continue to lose weight gradually, lose inches, have your appetite under control, and experience none of your old symptoms, you are clearly burning fat. Moreover, in most cases LTS will no longer turn pink or purple once you are taking in 50 or more grams of carbs a day, so they are of no use above that level of carb intake. (Taken from Atkins.
