Abbreviations???

[mslili]

Good Morning Everyone!
i would like to know ALL the abbreviations if someone could tell me... i learned that RUNGS are the Ladder steps... DH means dear husband... TOM is time of the month... WOE is way of eating... but what are all the Others??? sometimes i get confused reading all these Stickys for info... and i Truly Want To Understand ALL That I Read... can you tell me what all the others mean?

[Richt]

Re: Abbreviations???

Mslili, can you list the ones you want help with?

[Bren]

Re: Abbreviations???

AMR = Active Metabolic Rate
AS = Artificial Sweetener
BDK = Benign Dietary Ketosis
BF = Boyfriend
BFI = Body Fat Index
BMR = Basal Metabolic Rate
BTW = By The Way
CCLL = Critical Carbohydrate Level for Losing
CCLM = Critical Carbohydrate Level for Maintenance
DANDR = Reference to the Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution book
DD = Dear Daughter
DH = Dear Husband
DS = Dear Son
DRD = Diet Related Disorder
EFA = Essential Fatty Acids
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
FMS = Fat Mobilizing Substance
FWIW = For What It's Worth
FYA = For your amusement
FYI = For Your Information
GTF = Glucose Tolerance Factor
GTT = Glucose Tolerance Test
HDL = High Density Lipoprotein
HTH = Hope This Helps
IMHO = In My Humble Opinion
IMO = In My Opinion
LC = Low Carb
LDL = Low Density Lipoprotein
LOL = Laugh Out Loud
LTS = Lipolysis Testing Strips
NM = No Message
NRN = No response necessary
NT = No Text
OWL = Ongoing Weight Loss
ROTFL = Rolling On The Floor Laughing
SF = Sugar Free
SO = Significant Other
TOM = Time Of Month
WATP = Walk Away the Pounds (exercise tapes by Leslie Sansone)
Whoosh = After a stall, the pounds that all of a sudden drop off.
Whoosh Fairy = The "make believe" fairy that takes the pounds away.
WOE = Way Of Eating
WOL = Way Of Living
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary, meaning one person's experience may not match yours (and vice versa).
(((name)))) = hugs to the named person


This is the list in the FAQ's (FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions) Forum. My, we sure have alot of abbreviations!

[mslili]

Re: Abbreviations???

Oh My Gosh!!! Well RICHT... thanks but... i think that BREN has answered all i need to know... WOW!!! GREAT ANSWER!!! Thanks Guys!!! this will make it alot easier for me to read everything im gonna print her list out and paste it next to my PC for future reference... all the way!!!