Thread: Acronyms and Abbreviations

I thought we could provide some of the more common acronyms and abbreviations used in the forums and what they mean to make it a little easier to decipher some of the postings. The list is incomplete, just what happened to come to mind at the moment, so it can be updated as we go.

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• ACV - Apple Cider Vinegar
• AFM - As For Me
• DH - Dear/Dang/Damn/etc. Husband
• Dr. B - Dr. Belluscio. Study on hcg diet: http://hcgobesity.org/research/The_O...t_Dec_2009.pdf
• Dr. S - Dr. Simeon, the originator of the hcg diet
• FFF - Full Fat Fage; a Greek yogurt reference.
• fff - Fat Free Fage; a 0% fat Greek yogurt reference.
• hCG - Human Chorionic Gonadatropin, the hormone used as the basis of the diet
• hhCG - Homeopathic hCG
• IM - Intramuscular injection
• LC - Low Carb
• LDW - Last Drops Weight or Last Dose Weight
• LIW - Last Injection Weight
• OP - Original Poster
• P1 - Phase One - A phase coined by Kevin Trudeau; P1 is a cleanse he recommends. Current useage is that P1 is the 2 day loading phase which is also the first two days of dosing.
• P2 - Phase Two - Begins the 500 calorie diet (aka the VLCD) , and the 3 days of vlcd after stopping hcg
• P3 - Phase Three - the three weeks of stabilizing while adding increased protein and calories without sugar or starch.
• P4 - Phase Four - the minium three weeks of stabilizing while adding sugars and starches back in the diet. P4 is your long-term maintenance phase.
• P&I - Pounds and Inches, the manuscript in which Dr. S. describes his theories, findings, and the hcg diet
• PP - Pooping Problems (Thank the Turkeys for this one!)
• Rx hCG - Prescription hCG
• R1 - Round One, the first time someone has been on the hcg diet; subsequent rounds are identified as R2, R3 and so on
• SQ or Sub-Q - subcutaneous method of giving shots into body fat, often the belly
• Stall - four or more days at the same (or very similar) weight. Very common.
• The Mother - the cloud of enzyme material in raw, unfiltered ACV
• TMI - Too much Information, often referring to posts with digestive/stool descriptions
• TOM - time of month
• VFT - Virgin Fat Territory. You know, the weight that you haven't been below in eons.
• VLCD1 - Very Low Calorie Day One - the first day of 500 calories after loading

A list that includes more message-board speak acronyms can be viewed here: Acronyms and Abbreviations