Quote Originally Posted by sooners311
I am 6'1 and 130 lbs (very skinny, REALLY fast metabolism), and I'm honestly not very active (exercise-wise). My test is for a new job, which is a State job (don't know if that means a cut-off lower than 50ng or not). I don't know if they will be doing a simple EMIT first, or if they will do the GC/MS test to begin with.
I have never seen a test go straight to GC/MS. They use immunoassay then confirm non-negatives with GC/MS. EMIT is one type or brand of immunoassay.

As of today, it has been 6 weeks since I've smoked. Up until 2 weeks ago (Week 4), I was still testing positive on home tests. Now I am getting just a weak line, which I have heard still counts as a negative. What I don't know is if there is any way that there is still a measurable amount in my system at all. I really wouldn't think so, but the faint line still worries me. I have also read that this may mean that I could be close to a 50ng cutoff. However, I have also read that people get a faint line nearly every time, no matter what. Some clarification here would be helpful.
Killerweed gavce you a good answer about the lines. Even if you test water it usually isn't as dark as the control. If the line can be photocopied or photographed, it's a line. Also, you said part of it right and part of it wrong. Home tests use 50 ng/ml cutoffs and use immunoassay technology. If you pass one of these, you are below 50. It doesn't necessarily mean you are completely clean. Could be completely clean but it means you are between 0-50.

I still plan on doing at least a light dilution method before my test, and I am also curious about what I should eat. I have read that red meat will increase my creatine levels, but I am unsure about fatty foods. I have heard that you should eat a LOT of fatty foods the day of the test and day before, but I have also heard that you should NOT eat fatty foods close to the test. So which is it, and why?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I really think I should be okay, but I can't really mess around when it comes to this job. Thanks so much!
Yes, we tend to recommend a good low fat, slightly lower calorie, high fiber diet leading up to the test and then 2-5 days before the test switch to higher fat, normal to slightly higher calorie, high fiber diet. Sometimes I say 2 sometimes 2-3 sometime 4-5 it kind of depends on how long you have had to get clean, physical activity, body type. With you being so skinny I would say 2-4 days. The point is to help get clean with a good diet by burning up fat stores then preventing your body from burning body fat stores the last few days.

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