What does that abbreviation mean?

[Perry]

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.