BodyBugg
A high-tech gadget that helps the Biggest Loser contestants monitor weight loss.
BACKGROUND
Body Bugg is new device that helps you keep a 24-hour watch on how many calories you burn and consume in a single day. It is one of the devices worn by the members of the fall 2008 team (Season 6) of the reality television hit series, “Biggest Loser.” The device has also earned rave reviews from the magazine, Popular Science.
Here is how Body Bugg works: It is a small bandlike device that is worn on your upper arm throughout the day. It calculates how many calories you are burning by recording your activity level, including just walking to and from your car. It does this by measuring specific information such as your body temperature and your pre-recorded information such as your weight, height, age and more.
Each night, you upload the information from your Body Bugg onto your PC, document what you ate for the day and then you learn what your caloric deficit or surplus was for that day in order for you to meet your weight loss goal. Based upon your goal, the Body Bugg will tell you how many calories you need to consume in order to reach that goal. The Body Bugg updates your information once a minute giving you accurate readings for what your caloric output is throughout the day.
The Body Bugg interprets calorie burn using a system called "sensor fusion." This process involves collecting a range of body-data using multiple physiological sensors instead of a single sensor, which is what other calorie estimation devices such as pedometers and heart rate monitors rely on. It's this multi-sensor approach that enables Body Bugg to "see" the your activity level (whether you are sitting, sleeping, jogging, walking, etc.) that makes Body Bugg such a reliably accurate device for calorie expenditure estimation.
PRO
- Body Bugg is an accurate device for measuring how many calories burned during the day
- Instant and continuous feedback helps keep motivationhigh
- Stay on track with weight loss goals
- Makes you accountable for your weight loss and calorie expenditure
- Takes guesswork out of estimating how much you need to eat and how much you need to exercise in order to lose weight
- Used by Biggest Loser contestants
CON
- Body Bugg is not a Mac-supported device
- Does not include a specific diet and exercise plan
- Cost is definitely an investment; ongoing subscription fees
DIET and NUTRITION
The Body Bugg does not include a specific diet plan for you to follow. The armband itself tracks the calories you burn, but not the calories you eat. Your calories consumed are calculated by the Body Bugg interface based on your weekly body mass change. To better stay on track of your calorie input, the program also offers an easy-to-use food log so you can monitor the calories you eat throughout the day.
EXERCISE
There are no exercise requirements while using the Body Bugg device. It is your responsibility to create an exercise program. The amount of calories burned during these sessions are then recorded onto the device and displayed on the arm band for you to see. constantly recording how many calories you are burning and consuming during your day.
CONCLUSION
The Body Bugg is a diet tool but it is not a diet per se since it does not come with any dietary or exercise guidelines. For individuals who love numbers and want to lose weight, the Body Bugg is a convenient and efficient way for someone to monitor their caloric expenditure all the time. But for those who do not want to be responsible for another high tech device, then this latest in diet technology is probably not right for you.
Common Misspellings
Body Bug, Bodybug, Body Bugg, The Body Bugg, Bodybugg Armband, 24 Hour Fitness BodyBugg, Apex BodyBugg, Biggest Loser BodyBugg
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The Body Bugg works great. I have lost 20 pounds already using it.
The subscription is about $10 a month or $100 a year. I love it, I lost alot of weight the first time I used it then I quit using it and got back into my old routine. So last week I straped it back on and am much more aware of what I eat and how much more exercise I need to do.
The bodybugg website it unacceptably slow. The look up feature for food is painfully slow. A lot of times, I can't even use the website because it's so slow or it's simply not responding. The device and cocept are great, however the power is lost when you get such unacceptable performance with the website.
I bought my body bugg on ebay 169 bucks with the arm band.....its the older gray model......I love it! It is the biggest reality check! I was always like "I don't know why I can't loose weight I am not eating that much/very active.....this little gadget puts it in perspective! Reality sits in once you do this a day or 2 on your normal routine!
Check this out, it has the same exact product for cheaper, you just don't enter your food into the Web site.
I agree with you Cheryl! Their technical support customer service is just plain AWFUL!!!! I will no longer be referring friends to get the BodyBugg because of the horrible service I've received. I love my BodyBugg, when it actually works, but HATE HATE HATE the technical support.
absolutely love the bodybugg v3. lost 32lbs in only 13 weeks. Love love love this
The Body Bugg is now Mac friendly, isn't it? That's what the website says.
Love it! It takes the guess work out of dieting. The big unknown was always "how many calories have I burned?". Now I know exactly how many. Love the website and the breakdown of your nutritional intake. It is withhout a doubt the best diet/fitness purchase I have ever made.
I LOVE IT!!! I had my second baby in September and decided to get a bodybugg shortly there after. I love how it takes all the guess work out of losing weight. I'm still nursing, so this is great for keeping track of my calories so that I don't cut back to much...another great feature is the online nutritional tracking. At the end of the day I can look over the list of foods I ate for the day, and see the nutritional break down (carbs, fat, sodium, fiber and more!!). Plus I use to spend an hour everyday at the gym doing a step class...the bodybugg showed me just how little calories I was actually burning. So now I've altered my routine and am burning a ton more calories, without feeling wornout by the end of the day!!
The only bad thing is the battery, I started out using a regular battery and it would only last about a week, but now I use a extended life battery made by energizer. My battery will last nearly three weeks!!
true video "All about Bodybugg"
Don't have one, but I'd like to look into it. Does anyone have a web address for purchasing or do I need a particular store?
HI.. I am disappointed with the bodybugg.. I bought the bodybugg and the digital device thinking that I would not use the online monthly fee. That I would use one of the many food log programs like daily plate for logging food. I intended to use the digital device to take out my burnt calories and the steps and enter that into a spreadsheet with the calories from the food log website.
issues
There is no battery indicator on the device and I chew through a battery every week.. I guess i could just change the battery every Monday and be done with it.
The bodybugg has a lot of functions to alert you to different things.. I set mine up to reminde me to get up from my desk and stretch twice a day.
I also set it up with my weight and how many calries that i wanted to burn and what my exercise level was to be.. standard stuff and mandatory..
But of course once you set them up they dont get changed if you lose weight or make any other life changes. You need to re subscribe for a while so that you can adjust the base settings.
I LOVEEEE IT!!! What a wonderful system. I love being in control of things and the body bugg helps me to control the one thing I suck at maintaining.... My weight. This is such a great device.
Cheryl, I'm having the same problems. Received the bodybugg but can't register it and can't get in touch with anyone at technical support.
Their customer service is awful. First I received my Bugg and couldn't register it. After waiting on the phone for 1 hour I gave up. Didn't find out till I called different number that tech support was not there that day. Next day called tech support waited 20 minutes to get disconnected. Called again about 5 minutes finally talked to my first real person. Yeah, well don't get to excited, he told me my serial number is not in the system they sent some out without being scanned and they would contact me in a COUPLE DAYS to fix it! I hung up with him furious of course called customer service it rang about 15 times got a recording to leave a number and they will call back. I still haven't heard a thing! They are quick to take your money but you can wait to get what you pay for. So I don't know if I like it or not and will probably box it up and send it back. Good luck to the rest of you.
Well all I wanted for Christmas was a Bodybugg and MAN did Santa come through! After my divorce I have over 100 lbs. to lose and I am stoked to get to using this puppy TOMORROW! Of course my trainer will be jealous and he'll want one..but with 4% body fat I don't think he'll need it. 2009 is going to be my year, with the Bugg, my trainer, my Wii FIT, and my gym, I'm going to get this weight OFF FOR GOOD! I feel like I'm eight again and I just got my first Nintendo! Okay, so I'm acting like a little kid, but this thing is ingenious. The price drop for the new version and the fact that it's so small is also fabulous! I put it on when I got it and I was wearing a short-sleeved top and you can't see it at all. WONDERFUL! I plan on wearing it 24-7 until I'm at my goal..well, not in the shower of course, but other than that absolutely! I am so excited!
The best money you will ever spend to lose weight, without a doubt! For over a year, I was a member of a bootcamp type of workout program, working out 6 days a week for over 45 minutes a day. At the end, I had lost less than 10 pounds and NO body fat. I was so frustrated, I decided to get a tummy tuck and I even scheduled the surgery for the end of 2008. However, I decided I would make one last attempt to do this on my own before the surgery so I joined a gym that supported the bodybugg products. By using the bodybugg and support of my personal trainer (I worked out with him once a week and did the rest on my own), I lost 18 pounds and 7% body fat in about 4 months!!! The bodybugg takes all of the guesswork out of how much I can eat and making excuses is next to useless. I feel like I have the right tool to get me to my ideal weight and to maintain it as well.
I'm a little over a week into using my new BodyBugg and so far I love it. I love being able to see the calories I'm taking in and burning. It has made me see how sedentary I am at times and it's pushed me to get moving more to try to burn off 'just a few more' calories. Instead of driving a couple streets over to get one of my kids at a friend's house, I will walk to meet them (even in these cold temps we're currently having here in SW Washington). I need this accountability. I can't lie about the calories I'm burning and what good would it be if I lied about the calories I'm eating? I decided that I needed to make the change for myself and it's helping me get on the right track.
After having my first baby, I gained 67 extra pounds, which going from a size 4 to 12 was devastating.
A friend of mine told me about this device which has made a HUGE difference. I have los 47 pounds in 8 months. This device does not lie to you...you just have to make sure you have it installed right in your upper arm, otherwise the reports are not accurate.
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