We need a complete list of acronyms used here. Please assist by placing out some suggestions. I will give it a weeks time and compile the list. I will also pin it so it's easy to find in THIS forum (most used)

Thanks in advance to all helping out!!

Here's the obvious ones:

VSG = Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

VST = Vertical Sleeve Talk

MFP = My Fitness Pal

GB = Gastric Bypass

DS = Doudenal Switch

LB = Lap Band

LBT = Lap Band Talk

NSV = Non scale Victory (Nice moments of weight loss not including the number on the scale)

We need a complete list of acronyms used here. Please assist by placing out some suggestions. I will give it a weeks time and compile the list. I will also pin it so it's easy to find in THIS forum (most used)

Thanks in advance to all helping out!!

What is onederland...?

What is onederland...?

Onederland is when you reach a weight that starts with a 1 instead of a 2, or 3.. etc.

199 Lbs or less.

NUT= nutritionist.

mswl = medically supervised weight loss

What is DH? Dear Husband???

TOM - Time of the month. Lots of posts about bloating during menstrual cycles.

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What is DH? Dear Husband???

Yes, or could be Damm Husband too... depends!

For WLS

AGB = adjustable gastric band (like the lap-band, but not brand name)

RNY = Roux en Y

BMI = Body mass index

BMR = Basal metabolic rate

PPI = proton pump inhibitor

PB = productive burp (I know it's a band thing, and a horribly misleading name, but it has come up in the revisions forum)

NSAID = Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory

Not an abbreviation (lots of these aren't) but sliming - excessive saliva production

Like above, foaming/foamies - saliva that has been "churned" in the esophagus and comes in looking like soap foam or shampoo lather

NSV - non-scale victory, a general well being victory that does not involve your weight (clothing fitting looser, a nice compliment, walking X stairs without getting winded, etc.)

I'll think of more later, I know there's a bunch.

More just conversational...

The family ones - DD, DA, DH, MIL, FIL, SIL... where does it end? Second cousin twice removed? SCTR? Bah.

HTH = hope this helps

IIRC = if I remember correctly

AFAIK = as far as I know

IMO/IME = in my opinion/in my experience

IMHO/IMHE = in my humble opinion/in my humble experience

The one that stumped me that I see all the time here is SMH shaking my head.

There is a huge list if you google net lingo.

YANA = you are not alone

YOLO = you only live once

ITA = I totally agree

FWIW = for what it's worth

BTW = by the way

FTW = for the win

KWIM = know what I mean

WDYT = what do you think

WWYD = what would you do

SAHW = stay at home wife

SAHM = stay at home mom

RHO...= real housewives of...

I know what a second cousin is. But but the heck does twice removed mean?

I know what a second cousin is. But but the heck does twice removed mean?

I'd like to know too!

Is there gonna be a test on all this stuff?

Nut = Nutritionist

I'm no genealogist but the 2nd degree, 3rd degree etc just means how many generations removed they are from you in the family line. I don't know why anyone would use those terms in general conversation. A cousin is a cousin and if they are too far away in the lineage... they're just a distant relative. I say just keep it simple and move on.