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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!!

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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)

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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...?

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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.

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mswl = medically supervised weight loss

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

Sent from my iPhone using VST

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What is DH? Dear Husband???

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

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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

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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.

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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...

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

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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? :D

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Nut = Nutritionist

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