I bought some ketone test strips at the local pharmacy to see if I was at least engaging “Ketosis” (fat burning).  You hold the strips in your urine stream and wait for them to turn dark purple and then be happy that you are showing signs of ketosis.

My strip is light purple, so I guess my fat burning isn’t too bad (the darker the better though).

I realized (painfully) that I have had no fiber in my diet and so I began taking a supplement…  again.  It is called Liquiboost.  It is a concentrated food-based supplement that is supposed to detox your body and then replenish deficient nutrients your body needs.  From what I can research, this is something I really need right now.   I am pretty much on no diet right now and frankly scared to eat anything.  I know it can’t be healthy for me to eat all of that salt and fat, but I just can’t seem to control my cravings for carbs at this point – especially once I recognize that means virtually no vegetables or fruit!

I hope this supplement helps.  My husband took it a while back and got great results – but he has a totally different body than I have (obviously) – he does nothing and looks phenomenal.  I seriously have to work at it…Hard!