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