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Could we get a glossary

Lrdoflamancha
Lrdoflamancha Posts: 1,280 Member
edited November 11 in Social Groups
Such as what does LCHF mean.... How about WOW etc...

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  • strawmama
    strawmama Posts: 623 Member
    LCHF = low carb high fat.
    WOE = way of eating
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,021 Member
    edited January 2015
    Okie dokie. I'll work on it.

    In the meantime,
    CO= Coconut oil
    HWC= Heavy whipping cream
    NSV= Non-scale victory
    SV= Scale victory
    AS- Artificial sweetner
    LC- Low carb
    SF- sugar free
    BPC- Bullet Proof Coffee

    Fat Bomb- a tasty snack with high fat concentration
    Fat Fast- A brief change in diet, increasing the fat concentration very high, decreasing the carb intake, and keeping (as a result) the calories a lot lower with the aim of forcing yourself into deeper ketosis or to break a stall.


    What else?
    If you find one you don't know. Ask and I'll whip up something to put up by Monday or Tuesday.
  • sbom1
    sbom1 Posts: 227 Member
    The dreaded CICO-calories in, calories out-prevalent way of thinking about weight loss that just doesn't work if you are over 30 or don't spend your whole life exercising.
  • annieboomboom
    annieboomboom Posts: 176 Member
    WTF, well, never mind. What you say when the scale don't move fast enough!
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,021 Member
    annieboomboom wrote: »
    WTF, well, never mind. What you say when the scale don't move fast enough!

    LOL! Yep. That's about accurate.
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,021 Member
    MCT oil- Medium Chain Triglycerides. A partially man-made fat which is good for those who don't tolerate other fats well.

    What other terms or acronyms do we need defined?
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,021 Member
    IF: Intermittent Fasting

    BPC: Bullet Proof Coffee. Coffee with coconut oil and/or butter and heavy cream.
  • kirkor
    kirkor Posts: 2,530 Member
    Not necessarily all common, but ones I've seen used:

    LG = LeanGains
    KCKO = Keep calm, keto on
    BS = blood sugar
    SKD, CKD, TKD = Standard, Cycling, and Targeted Ketogenic Diet
    TEF = thermic effect of food
    FFA = free fatty acids
  • FIT_Goat
    FIT_Goat Posts: 4,224 Member
    SAD = Standard American Diet

    TDEE = Total Daily Energy Expenditure (total calories actually burned each day... a nearly impossible to measure value)

  • oyadancing
    oyadancing Posts: 91 Member
    BMI = body mass index (outdated way of measuring body fat)
    BMR = basal metabolic rate, calories you burn existing, breathing and nothing else
    HbA1C = aka A1C, hemoglobin A1C measures the percentage of your hemoglobin that is coated with sugar, used as a measure of average blood sugar control over past several months
  • DittoDan
    DittoDan Posts: 1,850 Member
    This is great! I have more work to do. But until I find the time, I'll post what I have now:

    DittoDan's Blog #10 Keto: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Terminology

    Enjoy!

    I hope this helps,

    Dan the Man from Michigan
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,021 Member
    DittoDan wrote: »
    This is great! I have more work to do. But until I find the time, I'll post what I have now:

    DittoDan's Blog #10 Keto: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Terminology

    Enjoy!

    I hope this helps,

    Dan the Man from Michigan

    Yay. I was hoping you would chime in. I was too lazy to "click and hunt" your blog post. I remembered you posting it though. :smile:
  • Dragonwolf
    Dragonwolf Posts: 5,600 Member
    baconslave wrote: »
    MCT oil- Medium Chain Triglycerides. A partially man-made fat which is good for those who don't tolerate other fats well.

    What other terms or acronyms do we need defined?

    I'd change that definition a little bit. MCTs aren't man-made at all (unless you consider refining as part of the "man made"). They occur naturally in coconut oil and a few other sources. MCT oil is generally just concentrated MCTs from coconut oil (I kid you not, my son's D3 supplement drops, which is a suspension in MCT oil tastes like coconut oil). Since coconut oil is something like 90% lauric acid (MCT), it can generally be used in place of concentrated MCT oil, though the amount may vary depending on the use.
  • baconslave
    baconslave Posts: 7,021 Member
    Dragonwolf wrote: »
    baconslave wrote: »
    MCT oil- Medium Chain Triglycerides. A partially man-made fat which is good for those who don't tolerate other fats well.

    What other terms or acronyms do we need defined?

    I'd change that definition a little bit. MCTs aren't man-made at all (unless you consider refining as part of the "man made"). They occur naturally in coconut oil and a few other sources. MCT oil is generally just concentrated MCTs from coconut oil (I kid you not, my son's D3 supplement drops, which is a suspension in MCT oil tastes like coconut oil). Since coconut oil is something like 90% lauric acid (MCT), it can generally be used in place of concentrated MCT oil, though the amount may vary depending on the use.

    Sorry. Who would have thought WebMD would be a bad source? This is why I bug you all before I go and post a final copy of something.
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