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    ABBREVIATIONS/ACRONYMS USED ON THIS WEBSITE: (listed alphabetically)

    6WEC = 6 Week Exercise Challenge
    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
    SIGGY = Signature
    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



    Definition of ketosis: Term used when your body cannot fully metabolize fat due to a lack of carbohydrates in your system. The unused portions of the fat cells are called ketones, and are removed from the body in the urine. Ketosis is a signal that you are breaking down your fat cells.
    Last edited by jimmie 48; June 18, 2007, 02:11 PM.
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