Question About Ketosis slightly confused

[chrisguy2008]

Hi everyone just a quick question. This is my second day on the Cambridge Diet Sole Source. I was previously on the diet and it took me 3-4 days to get into ketosis. There have not even been 2 days passed yet and i just used a ketosis strip to determine whether or not i was in it yet. I got a positive result telling me that i am showing traces of ketosis which i am obviously delighted about. The thing i cant urstand though is that i ate like a pig the few days before i went on it. 2 hrs later i tested again and got a negative result so dont quite understand. I did however drink lots of boiling water and tap water (without any flavourings). My question is will the amount of water i have drank dilute my ketosis so to speak. I also recently started smoking again, i know this is a nasty habbit but it stops my cravings especially within the first week. Does smoking speed up your metabolism making you go into ketosis quicker than normal?

[festivalfairy]

I do know that the amount of water u drink can dilute the result hun not sure about the smoking thing??? I ate a few bad things few weeks ago and thought for sure id have nbeen knocked out of ketosis but was still in it think i have a high tolorance of carbs??

[SO MUCH TO LOSE!]

the best time to check for ketosis is 1st thing in the morning as its more concentrated,when you drink alot of water it does dilute the ketones and it won`t read on the stick.hope that helps,
elaine x