This is going to change on a regular basis as I keep adding new terminology to it.

Autophagy (aw-tawf-uh-gee) – The process of your fat cells recycling, getting rid of the water/garbage surrounding them, and essentially “eating themselves”. Usually happens when fasting for about 36 hours.

BMI – Body Mass Index. A measurement of the percentage of fat in various areas of your body and in general. As you lose weight, this number becomes less important and more inaccurate.

BMR – Basal Metabolic Rate – the amount of calories you burn in a given day by just breathing or laying in bead. The heavier you are, the higher your BMR.

Caloric Deficit – Burning more calories in a day than you take in (eat). Burning includes your (BMR + your exercise calories burnt) – usual BMR burn in the same period you exercise. In a deficit, you will lose weight (possibly muscle mass).

Caloric Surplus – Eating more calories in a day than you burn in exercise, BMR, or N.E.A.T. In a surplus, you will gain weight, not lose it.

Calorie – Unit of energy, for our purposes derived from burning fat and/or carbohydrates. In a caloric deficit, it can burn muscle ending in lean muscle mass loss instead of fat loss.

Creatine – Supplemental powder to mix one 5g scoop with water every morning to hydrate your muscles and promote growth. Probably the most tested and safe of all supplements (behind protein powder), but results may vary.

N.E.A.T. – Non Exercise Active Thermogenisys. Calories you burn in a day by just walking, fidgeting, standing, moving. Any non-workout activity. This is where MOST of your calories are burnt.

Hypertrophy (hi-pur-truhfee, not hyper-trophy) – muscle growth. Think body-builders bulging.

Protein – a macronutrient (found in most foods) necessary for muscle growth and/or maintenance. Should be taking in 1 gram per body weight. A bitch to do, so you may want to use protein shakes to supplement chicken, fish, beef. I use Premier Protein from Amazon for about $42 for a 42 oz tub).

I am NOT a fitness expert by any stretch of the imagination, nor a doctor, nor lawyer, nor an astronaut. But before ANY physical regimen or dietary change, you should consult a REAL physician for your specific situation. This is blog is not meant as medical advice, but as the story of my personal journey (and subsequent entertainment), and to be real frank, I KNOW I did not do it in a sustainable fashion, but with a barely thought-out plan to accelerate my goals (fat loss). Once I achieve that to a degree where I feel comfortable, I upped my caloric intake so that it was something I can maintain on a regular basis. Do NOT do what I did (unless of course you are a masochistic psychotic). I am not sponsored or get referral fees, so the content here is strictly my unvarnished, unsponsored opinion. Take it with a grain of salt, protein powder, and skepticism.