New member here, and clueless about the abbreviations.

JosephVitte
JosephVitte Posts: 2,039
in Introduce Yourself
Anyone and everyone feel free to drop an abbrevia ontion and what it means. Im not hip to many of them yet. Also, i gained some cool company on here yesterday, but I'm lacking a potential coach style buddy. My goals are modest, but I'm pretty clueless about what exactly i should be doing, or maybe I am doing it and just don't know. Let me know if your interested in advising me. Thanks

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  • clairyfairy247
    clairyfairy247 Posts: 425 Member
    MFP – My Fitness Pal
    HW – Heaviest Weight
    SW – Starting Weight
    CW – Current Weight
    GW – Goal Weight
    TOM – Time of the Month
    NSV – Non Scale Victory
    30DS – 30 Day Shred (fitness DVD)
    Bump – a word used to bump the thread to the top of the forum
    HRM – Heart Rate Monitor
    BMR = basal metabolic rate (the amount of calories you burn at bare minimum to stay alive)
    TDEE = total daily energy expenditure (the amount of calories you burn in an average day)
    P90X,SI6,C25K, Intensity – these are all fitness programmes
    ED = Eating Disorder Usually on MyFitnessPal it refers to anorexia or bullemia where someone does not eat enough to be healthy. It can also refer to binge eating or other conditions involving excessive eating or odd cravings.
    EM2WL = Eat More to Weigh Less - A concept and group on MFP that advocates eating more than many dieters do in order to raise one's metabolic rate and avoid plateaus where weight loss stalls. A related concept is "starvation mode" where by eating too little, one's body begins to shutdown in order to save energy.
    OP = Original Poster - In some longer message board threads, the topic may wander and people end up responding to each other. This term is used to refer back to the person who started the topic.
  • makeoverpm
    makeoverpm Posts: 117 Member
    I'm not much of a coach, and I'm still learing the jargon...

    NSV = non scale victory, great to keep one motivated if the scale is not budging but the inches are or maybe you just fell fitter.

    TDEE = Total daily energy expenditure. ie. how many estimated calories you burn going about your daily business

    there are plenty of others that escape my foggy brain this morning!
  • MiSo_SeXy
    MiSo_SeXy Posts: 210 Member
    Hi, welcome to mfp^^
    I was lost with the abbreviations at first too, so here's
    What i've learned so far


    Oops they beat me to it lol.
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    Hi, being a non-American & also non-English speaking, I was also having the same problem & until now sometimes I get lost with abbreviations. Anyway these are some that I learned courtesy of MFP University, LOL.

    WTG - Way To Go
    MIA - Missing In Action
    SO - Significant Other
    TOM - Time Of the Month (aka monthly period)
    DOMS - Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness
    WTH - What The Hell
    FL - Friends List
    NSV - Non-Scale Victory (victories earned regarding fitness but not involving scale numbers)
    MFP - My Fitness Pal
  • JosephVitte
    JosephVitte Posts: 2,039
    Thanks guys, i feel warped up to speed, didn't even realize there were that many different ones! Still need an adviser.........I'm not moody, i am very respectful, and willing to listen.
  • JosephVitte
    JosephVitte Posts: 2,039
    De donde eres?
  • JosephVitte
    JosephVitte Posts: 2,039
    Hi, welcome to mfp^^
    I was lost with the abbreviations at first too, so here's
    What i've learned so far


    Oops they beat me to it lol.

    Thanks, it happens to me as well!
  • mymonty
    mymonty Posts: 57 Member
    Thanks! I didn't know some of those!
  • ImperfectedBeauty
    ImperfectedBeauty Posts: 124 Member
    that first comment pretty much got them all.. but welcome to MFP! :)
  • skuehn48
    skuehn48 Posts: 3,074 Member
    I am relatively new here and appreciated the definitions but I have seen several posts about "eating clean" and am wondering exactly what that means. Does it mean staying within calorie limits or eating only whole, unprocessed food or what? Maybe it means different things to different people? Thanks.
  • JosephVitte
    JosephVitte Posts: 2,039
    I am relatively new here and appreciated the definitions but I have seen several posts about "eating clean" and am wondering exactly what that means. Does it mean staying within calorie limits or eating only whole, unprocessed food or what? Maybe it means different things to different people? Thanks.

    Idk myself, but would love to hear an answer/reply
  • JosephVitte
    JosephVitte Posts: 2,039
    that first comment pretty much got them all.. but welcome to MFP! :)

    Thank you! I see your relatively new as well, and have lost some weight already, good job!
  • 16thlevelpro
    16thlevelpro Posts: 2
    YM: ya mom


    Couldn't help myself. I know there's no crying in baseball, but there's humor in fitness, right???
  • pkw58
    pkw58 Posts: 2,038 Member
    thanks for asking ! I didn't know a few... what does onederland mean?
  • MinnieInMaine
    MinnieInMaine Posts: 6,400 Member
    onederland = when someone gets into the 100's from the 200's.

    Eating clean is sort of open to interpretation but from what I understand it means avoiding processed/prepared foods and eating more realwhole foods. Some go as far as to do all organic and/or cutting out all white foods (bread, pasta, refined sugar) but you're still way better off if you go from eating all packaged (like frozen dinners) foods to making your own home cooked meals with fresh meats and veggies. Less sodium, preservatives, chemicals, etc.
  • Kyrosh
    Kyrosh Posts: 238
    I am relatively new here and appreciated the definitions but I have seen several posts about "eating clean" and am wondering exactly what that means. Does it mean staying within calorie limits or eating only whole, unprocessed food or what? Maybe it means different things to different people? Thanks.

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  • xxnellie146xx
    xxnellie146xx Posts: 996 Member
    IF= intermittent fasting
  • pookaroo78
    pookaroo78 Posts: 65 Member
    I just learned new terms too! Always wondered what "Bump":laugh: was!
  • MCNWifey
    MCNWifey Posts: 31
    What does IMO mean? Is it "in my opinion"?
  • ksnegirl
    ksnegirl Posts: 85 Member
    I just learned new terms too! Always wondered what "Bump":laugh: was!

    ^^^ Me too! It was driving me crazy, but I was too chicken to ask. LOL
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
    MFP – My Fitness Pal
    HW – Heaviest Weight
    SW – Starting Weight
    CW – Current Weight
    GW – Goal Weight
    TOM – Time of the Month
    NSV – Non Scale Victory
    30DS – 30 Day Shred (fitness DVD)
    Bump – a word used to bump the thread to the top of the forum
    HRM – Heart Rate Monitor
    BMR = basal metabolic rate (the amount of calories you burn at bare minimum to stay alive)
    TDEE = total daily energy expenditure (the amount of calories you burn in an average day)
    P90X,SI6,C25K, Intensity – these are all fitness programmes
    ED = Eating Disorder Usually on MyFitnessPal it refers to anorexia or bullemia where someone does not eat enough to be healthy. It can also refer to binge eating or other conditions involving excessive eating or odd cravings.
    EM2WL = Eat More to Weigh Less - A concept and group on MFP that advocates eating more than many dieters do in order to raise one's metabolic rate and avoid plateaus where weight loss stalls. A related concept is "starvation mode" where by eating too little, one's body begins to shutdown in order to save energy.
    OP = Original Poster - In some longer message board threads, the topic may wander and people end up responding to each other. This term is used to refer back to the person who started the topic.

    Wow! Great job summarizing! IMO= in my opinion
  • juliaamilee
    juliaamilee Posts: 262 Member
    Bump-- BRING UP MY POST

    SMH OR SMDH Shaking my head or Shaking my damn head
  • ChgingMe
    ChgingMe Posts: 539 Member
    :wink: You guys rock.. Thanx
  • T1mH
    T1mH Posts: 568 Member
    IMO - In My Opinion
    IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
    SWMBO - She Who Must Be Obeyed
  • MCNWifey
    MCNWifey Posts: 31
    MFP – My Fitness Pal
    HW – Heaviest Weight
    SW – Starting Weight
    CW – Current Weight
    GW – Goal Weight
    TOM – Time of the Month
    NSV – Non Scale Victory
    30DS – 30 Day Shred (fitness DVD)
    Bump – a word used to bump the thread to the top of the forum
    HRM – Heart Rate Monitor
    BMR = basal metabolic rate (the amount of calories you burn at bare minimum to stay alive)
    TDEE = total daily energy expenditure (the amount of calories you burn in an average day)
    P90X,SI6,C25K, Intensity – these are all fitness programmes
    ED = Eating Disorder Usually on MyFitnessPal it refers to anorexia or bullemia where someone does not eat enough to be healthy. It can also refer to binge eating or other conditions involving excessive eating or odd cravings.
    EM2WL = Eat More to Weigh Less - A concept and group on MFP that advocates eating more than many dieters do in order to raise one's metabolic rate and avoid plateaus where weight loss stalls. A related concept is "starvation mode" where by eating too little, one's body begins to shutdown in order to save energy.
    OP = Original Poster - In some longer message board threads, the topic may wander and people end up responding to each other. This term is used to refer back to the person who started the topic.

    Wow! Great job summarizing! IMO= in my opinion

    Thank you Debbe2 :)
  • ShellyakaLady
    ShellyakaLady Posts: 75 Member
    Thanks for informing me as well on the abbreviations... I seen all these abbreviations in someone's posting and could barely read it. Again thank!

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