Low Carb Dieting Tips

Commonly Used Acronyms

• AS - Artificial Sweetener (generic, applies to all, not just aspartame)
• BF - Body Fat
• BMI - Body Mass Index
• BTW - By The Way
• CAD - The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet (the book)
• CALP - Carbohydrate Addict's Lifespan Program (the book)
• CHO - Carbohydrate (Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen)
• CKD - Cyclical Ketogenic Diet
• DANDR - Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution (the book)
• DH - Darling Husband (or otherwise, depending on context)
• ECA - Ephedrine, Caffeine, Aspirin
• ED - Elimination Diet
• FWIW - For What It's Worth
• FYI - For Your Information
• HFS - Health Food Store
• HG - Hunter-Gatherer
• HRT - Hormone Replacement Therapy
• HTH - Hope This Helps
• IBS - Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• IDDM - Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (Type I)
• IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
• IMHO - In My Humble Opinion
• IMNSHO - In My Not So Humble Opinion
• IR - Insulin resistance
• JMHO - Just My Humble Opinion
• LBM - Lean Body Mass
• LC - Low Carbohydrate
• LOL - Laughing Out Loud
• NIDDM - Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (Type II)
• NT - NeanderThin (the book)
• OTOH - On The Other Hand
• OWL - Ongoing Weight Loss (Atkins Diet)
• PCOS/PCOD - Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome/Disease
• PP - Protein Power (the book)
• PSMF - Protein Sparing Modified Fast
• SAD - Standard American Diet
• SF - Sugar Free
• SLS - Stein-Leventhal Syndrome (see: PCOS)
• TIA - Thanks In Advance
• TKD - Targeted Ketogenic Diet
• TOM - Time Of the Month
• VBG - Very Big Grin
• WOE/WOL - Way Of Eating/Way Of Life
• YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary