In a message dated 6/22/2004 11:39:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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Isn't it  possible that you're not
showing ketosis because you are utilizing your  ketones for energy?  Are you
trying to lose more weight or just hold  steady?  I could be that your
weight is holding steady but your body  composition ie fat to muscle ratio
is changing.



I don't think so, I should have shown ketosis sometime in the transition.
From past experience with my body I think that I have a very large store of
glucogen in my body. I never have gone on a very low CHO regimen long  enough to
deplete it. This time I will stay on a no CHO plan until I see  results, I am
trying to lose weight. 50 pounds in fact. I weigh 230 pounds and  am 5' 11
1/2" tall, heavy frame. My ideal weight should be about 175 pounds,  which is
what I weighed when I was 21.    JerrySteg