If you've just started a ketogenic diet, you've probably experienced this moment: you test yourself with a urinalysis strip , wait 15 seconds, and watch it turn a deep, dark purple. It's a "smoking gun" that matches the "Large" square on the bottle. It's a victory! It's irrefutable proof that your hard work, carb restriction, and fasting are all paying off. You are officially in ketosis. But then, a question hits. "Why is it so dark? Am I wasting all this effort?" Or, perhaps even more confusingly, a few weeks later, that "Large" reading fades to "Moderate" or "Small." The panic sets in: "Is my diet not working anymore?" This confusion is completely normal, and the answer reveals one of the most important concepts of the keto diet: There is a massive difference between "Entering Ketosis" and "Becoming Keto-Adapted." Understanding these two phases is the key to trusting the p...
Nearly twenty years ago, I started a blog called The Path is Too Deep, a geeky reference to a rare computer error message. A great deal of life has happened since then, a life I would like to share. So, here again, are some random bits of unfiltered Chris.