Nurse Hatty150 Ketone Test Strips w Built-in Color Chart – Free Keto Guide eBook & Free App - Made-in-The-USA - Urine Test for Ketogenic, Ketosis, Low Carb, Atkins & Paleo Diets - Extra Long Strips

I've been fretting about whether or not I've hit ketosis because I struggle to hit the fat requirement for my stats. Carbs are no longer an issue and are pretty easy to limit. Protein has never been a problem, I like chicken as my side to steak. However, I grapple with getting enough fat because most of the foods offered as suggestions I can't stomach. I figured at best I was accomplishing a Modified Atkins diet.The preamble leads to this: I tested two strips to rule out any flukes and immediately the color changed to that glorious maroony pink. By the time I washed my hands and cleaned up my experiment the color had faded to the Large (80) color so either too much time had elapsed or I'm sitting on 8.0 and have some work to do. Either way this has fortified my resolve and I will forge ahead with the diet. I'm at that 5 - 10 sticky pounds point and my scale keeps toying with me. Publix and my scale agreed on my weight so perhaps I am fluctuating crazily from hour-to-hour. Anyway, this is the first time I've ever had to diet so I can only assume my metabolism has finally slowed down after 45 years. I used to get questions about my health because I tended to be underweight and folks assumed I had an eating disorder (ah, people, gotta love 'em). Additionally, I'm intermittently dieting, 24'ish hours between meals and I'm walking 2 miles @ 4.1 mph (< 14:10 per mile) every other day, then doing 20 - 30 min of calisthenics such as planks on the other days. I have to take it easy or my arthritis will rear up so this has been a frustrating balancing act. All that information is going somewhere - I'm not Just oversharing. :DI was ready to throw in the towel and cuddle up with a tub of 29 gram per 2/3 cup cookies 'n cream ice cream and call it a day. The same ice cream my husband eats half a tub of and hasn't gained a pound. That ice cream. Enter some other brand of ketone measuring sticks with good reviews but one review that stuck out. That reviewer said he was going back to Nurse Harry. Thank goodness for smart searches because Nurse Harry led me to Nurse Hatty, whom I can only guess this gentleman intended to laud. I read the reviews and there were some less-than-stellar opinions of the product. What convinced me was Hatty's responses. Always professional, always informative, and, when warranted, encouraging. She stands firmly by her product and I get the feeling she knows of what she speaks.I suppose this was more of a testimonial than a review, but there you have it.So, Hatty, if you're reading this - keep doing what you're doing - and thank you for putting out a product that's guaranteed. I hope to fit in my size 4 jeans by the 2nd week of March and your product has given me the confirmation I was needing.

These strips are one of those products that can tell you really important things at very low cost. And so I cannot recommend them enough if you're on a keto diet as these are indispensable! They are very quick to respond and provide a result for the presence of ketones in your urine. Ketones tell you that you're burning fat for fuel. The fat might be your stored fat or the fat in your diet. But regardless, some people have a very hard time switching from sugar-burning to fat-burning exclusively (most of us do both automatically, but burning sugar is easier for the body), and these strips can tell you if you've made the switch. This matters very much for those looking to burn fat off their bodies, because once you've switched to fat burning, you can lower your calories while remaining in ketosis and lose weight painlessly with little hunger.This is the beauty of the low carb diets you hear about. They are satisfying while feeling very little hunger, which allows you to cut your calories to lower levels than on carb loaded diets. In case you've not noticed, sugary and carby foods *increase* hunger... but you can nip that in the bud by eating low carb, and measure your fat burning with these strips! Studies have shown that low carb diets are more effective for losing actual fat because of these reasons. Less hunger, better adherence and satiation for the duration of the diet, and with low insulin levels, better fat burning.Anyone who thinks they can't do Atkins type diets because they get tired of high protein foods, keep in mind that the goal is not high-protein, it is moderate amounts with low carbs and high fats. Fat does not make you fat without insulin. Eat plenty of greens and vegetables and the boredom issue should not exist. Also, even if you slip out of ketosis for a while, you can always go back into it. Nothing says you can't eat carbs, just dont' do it with fats or you will deposit those more readily. Food combining diets were all the rage in the 90's as it was discovered that sugar/simple carbs and fats together are what make us fat...but I digress...I highly recommend these strips for their quick and easy readings in describing your level of ketosis, critical data for those looking to burn fat the most delicious way possible!

At first I thought it wasn't working or I wasn't in ketosis. Then I figured out that I needed to test at a different time of day (afternoons) and that's when it registers for me.Pay attention to the expiration dates after you open the bottle, they don't work after that date.

Hattie's work well and gives a good, clear reading for Keto dieters. It seems to lose potency rather quickly, though. But overall, it is a good value-based product