THE BLC GLOSSARY
BL--Biggest Loser
BLC--Biggest Loser Challenge
BLT--Bite, Lick, Taste
BF--Boyfriend or Best Friend
BFF--Best Friend Forever
CC--Captains Courageous
CICO -- Calories In/ Calories Out
C25K--Couch to 5K. A program for beginning runners.
DD--Dear Daughter
DH--Dear Husband
DS --Dear Son
Floater--Someone who leaves the competitive portion of BLC before the end of 15 weeks. If a person goes floater 2 rounds in a row, they may be ineligible for the following round. A challenger may be moved to floater for many reasons, including but not limited to: posting fewer than 3 times per week, 2 unexcused missed weigh ins in a row or 3 unexcused misses total, a challenger's personal reason. Every effort is made by the captain to work with a challenger to avoid placement in floater status. A floater is welcome to post with his/her team; however, his/her weigh ins and/or challenge points do not count toward the team total.
FM/EM--Fitness Minutes, Exercise Minutes
Freggies--Fruits and/or Veggies
GOYB--Get Off Your Butt --These are quick activities designed to get your body movin' and groovin'! Short easy workouts
GOYBAD--Get Off Your Butt and Dance –Similar to a GOYB but set to music.
IMHO--In my honest (or humble) opinion
LCW--Last Chance Workout—last chance effort before a weigh in. Usually done on Tuesdays
LMAO/LMBO--Laugh my butt off
LOL--Laugh out loud
MIL/FIL--Mother-in-law/Father-in-law
MoM--Master of Maintenance. A person who is at or within 5 pounds of goal weight. This ACTIVE team member's challenge points count, they are still required to weigh in and post 3 times a week, but their weigh ins don't count toward the TEAM's weigh in.
NSV--Non-Scale Victory. Victories that are related to our weight loss/healthy lifestyle journey, but not shown on the scale. Examples include, saying no to a second piece of cake, getting off of blood pressure medication, size 12 jeans fitting, etc.
OA--Overall
OA BL--Overall Biggest Loser
QOTD--Question (or Quote) of the Day
SAHM--Stay at Home Mom
SIL/BIL--Sister-in-law/Brother-in-law
ST--Strength Training
TNT--Tone 'N' Tighten--A challenge ran by some teams (sometimes head to head, sometimes just with your own team) and is usually ST related.
WEC -- Week End Challenge--the four day challenge that runs from Wednesday to Wednesday.
W/I--Weigh In (ON TIME—by midnight on Wednesdays)
BLC--Biggest Loser Challenge
BLT--Bite, Lick, Taste
BF--Boyfriend or Best Friend
BFF--Best Friend Forever
CC--Captains Courageous
CICO -- Calories In/ Calories Out
C25K--Couch to 5K. A program for beginning runners.
DD--Dear Daughter
DH--Dear Husband
DS --Dear Son
Floater--Someone who leaves the competitive portion of BLC before the end of 15 weeks. If a person goes floater 2 rounds in a row, they may be ineligible for the following round. A challenger may be moved to floater for many reasons, including but not limited to: posting fewer than 3 times per week, 2 unexcused missed weigh ins in a row or 3 unexcused misses total, a challenger's personal reason. Every effort is made by the captain to work with a challenger to avoid placement in floater status. A floater is welcome to post with his/her team; however, his/her weigh ins and/or challenge points do not count toward the team total.
FM/EM--Fitness Minutes, Exercise Minutes
Freggies--Fruits and/or Veggies
GOYB--Get Off Your Butt --These are quick activities designed to get your body movin' and groovin'! Short easy workouts
GOYBAD--Get Off Your Butt and Dance –Similar to a GOYB but set to music.
IMHO--In my honest (or humble) opinion
LCW--Last Chance Workout—last chance effort before a weigh in. Usually done on Tuesdays
LMAO/LMBO--Laugh my butt off
LOL--Laugh out loud
MIL/FIL--Mother-in-law/Father-in-law
MoM--Master of Maintenance. A person who is at or within 5 pounds of goal weight. This ACTIVE team member's challenge points count, they are still required to weigh in and post 3 times a week, but their weigh ins don't count toward the TEAM's weigh in.
NSV--Non-Scale Victory. Victories that are related to our weight loss/healthy lifestyle journey, but not shown on the scale. Examples include, saying no to a second piece of cake, getting off of blood pressure medication, size 12 jeans fitting, etc.
OA--Overall
OA BL--Overall Biggest Loser
QOTD--Question (or Quote) of the Day
SAHM--Stay at Home Mom
SIL/BIL--Sister-in-law/Brother-in-law
ST--Strength Training
TNT--Tone 'N' Tighten--A challenge ran by some teams (sometimes head to head, sometimes just with your own team) and is usually ST related.
WEC -- Week End Challenge--the four day challenge that runs from Wednesday to Wednesday.
W/I--Weigh In (ON TIME—by midnight on Wednesdays)