Fitness Pal Dictionary

Offhand, some common ones I see that might be confusing to others:

MFP - myfitnesspal

BMR - basal metabolic rate, which is the amount of calories a body burns per day (not including digestion) if it were completely at rest, sometimes referred to as the calories burned if you were in a coma, calculated by using a few different formulas that are based on age, weight, height, and gender

RMR- resting metabolic rate, similar to BMR, but includes digestion calories

TDEE - total daily energy expenditure, the total amount of calories burned in a day, this is found by using your BMR and a multiplier based on your activity level (including exercise), it should be noted that MFP does not use TDEE under this definition to calculate your daily calorie burn since it separates exercise from activity level

TDEE-X% - a method of setting a calorie goal that would result in weight loss by resulting in a calorie deficit of X%; for example, TDEE-20% would be calorie deficit of 20% and a calorie goal of 80% of TDEE

30DS - 30 Day Shred, a popular workout program by Jillian Michaels

C25K - Couch to 5K, a popular (free) running program designed to help new runners gradually achieve the ability to run a 5K (or more)

HCG - a hormone that can be an indicator of pregnancy in women and some forms of cancer in men (true story), also used as a supplement in a controversial diet plan, is actually illegal without a prescription

SW - starting weight

CW - current weight

GW - goal weight

BF% - body fat percentage

HIIT - high intensity interval training

Here's another one that had me stumped: NSV- Non scale victory. I had to google it to find out what it was.

Thanks...I never could figure that one out.

IIFYM - If it fits your macros. Basically eat what you want (within reason) as long as you get in your protein and don't go over on calories, fat, carbs, etc.

There's another one SMH - Scratching my head!

There's another one SMH - Scratching my head!

I thought that meant Shaking/Shake My Head...