BodyBugg/BodyMedia Fit Users

Healthyby30

I just got a BodyMedia Fit and was wondering when everyone started their day. Do you track your calories from day to day at the time you go to bed till that time the next night? Like if I start wearing mine tonight at 11pm before I go to bed and then all day tomorrow and record all my info around 10:30 pm, that would be my calories for tomorrow. Or, do you put it on in the morning and wear it all day and night, then remove it when you wake up and that would be the previous days? I think I'm making this more confusing than it needs to be lol

Thanks!

emmaleigh47

Im dying to hear the responses -- if anyone wants to tell me more about it I would be grateful.
I would think to sync it in the morning and then put it on again would make the most sense!

Healthyby30

I thought that too but then, that would be like the previous day calories and then my workouts would all be like a day late, does that make sense? I almost think it'd be better to do it at night because its almost midnight and then that's your calories for that whole day rather than half of one and half of another, to be more accurate with the date anyway.

Kminor67

I track morning to morning. That way, if I wake up in the middle of the night starving, I add that to the previous day's food. Others do it bedtime to bedtime. It's completely up to you.

emmaleigh47

I thought that too but then, that would be like the previous day calories and then my workouts would all be like a day late, does that make sense? I almost think it'd be better to do it at night because its almost midnight and then that's your calories for that whole day rather than half of one and half of another, to be more accurate with the date anyway.

Good point Courtney - maybe doing it as the last thing you do before you go to bed would be best I guess!... Gosh now you are making me want to buy one ... LOL!

amycal

I just got one too. By the time I had it charged and activated it was 3:00 yesterday. I wore it over night and then took it off this am when I got up and charged/synced it while I showered etc. I put it on before work. When I got to worked I tried to get my blue tooth working. That took a while and I got it to work but then it lost connection again. So I just rebooted/synced it all. If you have the bluetooth version they recommend you close the app when you are not using it (ie don't let screen black out on your phone while the app is up).

I did log all my food yesterday but had worked out in am so that didn't get recorded, nor did very many steps or any other activity.

I am very curious to wear it while I am working out today to see what the calorie burn is. The armband is a bit uncomfortable and I swear I can feel the sensors moving sometimes.

HawkeyeGuy

If you download to your computer, it will divide the days for you. But, in short, it doesn't really matter as long as you do it the same time each day...

Healthyby30

Thanks for all the input guys! Good to know they divide the days for you!

I am thinking I am just going to start wearing it when I go to sleep tonight. I don't have the bluetooth version either, I'm too cheap lol.

HawkeyeGuy

It felt goofy on when I first got it as well. But, after a week or so, I pretty much forget I'm wearing it. I charge mine when I'm in the shower, and have never had the battery go dead on me. Thought the BT connection is random...works great sometimes, and other times you have to battle to get it to sync...

I just got one too. By the time I had it charged and activated it was 3:00 yesterday. I wore it over night and then took it off this am when I got up and charged/synced it while I showered etc. I put it on before work. When I got to worked I tried to get my blue tooth working. That took a while and I got it to work but then it lost connection again. So I just rebooted/synced it all. If you have the bluetooth version they recommend you close the app when you are not using it (ie don't let screen black out on your phone while the app is up).

I did log all my food yesterday but had worked out in am so that didn't get recorded, nor did very many steps or any other activity.

I am very curious to wear it while I am working out today to see what the calorie burn is. The armband is a bit uncomfortable and I swear I can feel the sensors moving sometimes.

Dobsaya

Bodymedia automatically calculates calories burned from 12 midnigt to 12 midnight. I track everything around that.

emmaleigh47

How do you get the BlueTooth option?
Does it sync to a phone?
With the food log, can I just put in the total calories from MFP or do I have to put things in individually?

amycal

How do you get the BlueTooth option?
Does it sync to a phone?
With the food log, can I just put in the total calories from MFP or do I have to put things in individually?

You have to order the bluetooth compatible one. Then yes it should sync to an iphone or android. I am not sure it is worth it - mine is not working AGAIN and I just reset it 5 minutes ago ARGH. I wanted to get instant feedback while working out though.

You do have to enter your food on their website and hook the unit up to the computer to get calories consumed data to link to the unit and get the calories burned to be read by the computer from the unit. So yeah it is a little bit of work to input food into two spots.

Healthyby30

How do you get the BlueTooth option?
Does it sync to a phone?
With the food log, can I just put in the total calories from MFP or do I have to put things in individually?

You actually don't have to log your food twice. I chose the option that says "Daily Estimate" and this is the description for that choice -

Allows you to input your caloric intake total on a daily basis; it’s especially helpful if you record consumption details outside of the Activity Manager.

You can just enter in the number of calories eaten that MFP says

emmaleigh47

How do you get the BlueTooth option?
Does it sync to a phone?
With the food log, can I just put in the total calories from MFP or do I have to put things in individually?

You actually don't have to log your food twice. I chose the option that says "Daily Estimate" and this is the description for that choice -

Allows you to input your caloric intake total on a daily basis; it’s especially helpful if you record consumption details outside of the Activity Manager.

You can just enter in the number of calories eaten that MFP says

Very nice Courtney - Thanks! I think I can be bothering to sync it to my computer at the end of the night, I already do this with my Nike Plus, and Garmin hehe!

(grr cant spell when sick)

thedeegan4

BodyBugg automatically does 12-12 when you put track with a computer.

Sumo813

I put mine on once I'm outta the shower in the morning, and then literally wear it the entire day until bed. It will calculate the normal 2 calories per min or whatever the norm is for when you're not active. I have my bed time set to midnight, and my wake time to 6:30am... even tho I hit the snooze a few times. lol

Sumo813

I am very curious to wear it while I am working out today to see what the calorie burn is. The armband is a bit uncomfortable and I swear I can feel the sensors moving sometimes.

I'll agree with this. Plus for me, I find it hard to properly place it. I dont have much of a tricep anymore to find that outside head (the one closest to your ribs. Plus I'm pretty sure I have an allergy toward the metal in the contact plates. And I might actually wear it a lil tighter than I should. lol *sigh*

tolygal

I sync my bodybugg just before dinner to see where I'm at, but I do the 12 midnight to 12 midnight for the "official" read. Since we are friends, you'll notice my post every morning saying my results from the day before. Since it calculates my total burn until midnight, I don't want to call it a day until it's really the next day. By now, I have a pretty good idea on what my burn will be depending on workouts and what else I've done during the day. Then I just log my food in the program througout the day and sync before dinner and I'll know if I need to eat a little less for dinner or a little more.

You're going to love it!!

Sumo813

You actually don't have to log your food twice. I chose the option that says "Daily Estimate" and this is the description for that choice -

Allows you to input your caloric intake total on a daily basis; it’s especially helpful if you record consumption details outside of the Activity Manager.

You can just enter in the number of calories eaten that MFP says

Do you log in to myapex.com? I tried finding a general calorie add like the "quick add" on MFP, and couldnt. But I'm a bit slow sometimes.

Mrs_McFadden

I've been wondering how to reconcile date btwn my Bodymedia monitor vs MFP..and this thread just reminded me to put it back on lol.
Btw- I leave mine on almost 24 hrs a day typically, just change the arms. I like to know how much sleep I'm getting etc. I guess I just adjusted to wearing it.
Thanks for the info!

Healthyby30

You actually don't have to log your food twice. I chose the option that says "Daily Estimate" and this is the description for that choice -

Allows you to input your caloric intake total on a daily basis; it’s especially helpful if you record consumption details outside of the Activity Manager.

You can just enter in the number of calories eaten that MFP says

Do you log in to myapex.com? I tried finding a general calorie add like the "quick add" on MFP, and couldnt. But I'm a bit slow sometimes.

No, the site is http://activitymanager.bodymedia.com But mine is the BodyMedia, not BodyBugg so they might be different in that aspect I guess.

Healthyby30

I sync my bodybugg just before dinner to see where I'm at, but I do the 12 midnight to 12 midnight for the "official" read. Since we are friends, you'll notice my post every morning saying my results from the day before. Since it calculates my total burn until midnight, I don't want to call it a day until it's really the next day. By now, I have a pretty good idea on what my burn will be depending on workouts and what else I've done during the day. Then I just log my food in the program througout the day and sync before dinner and I'll know if I need to eat a little less for dinner or a little more.

You're going to love it!!

Yes, I do notice yours! I think its great, excited to try it...who knew this thing would have me so excited? haha

Sweet13_Princess

I don't use my bodybugg anymore, but I used to wear it 24/7. I didn't change arms, though.... I heard it doesn't read properly if you do that. I liked being able to see how many calories I burned while I slept.

Shannon

tolygal

I sync my bodybugg just before dinner to see where I'm at, but I do the 12 midnight to 12 midnight for the "official" read. Since we are friends, you'll notice my post every morning saying my results from the day before. Since it calculates my total burn until midnight, I don't want to call it a day until it's really the next day. By now, I have a pretty good idea on what my burn will be depending on workouts and what else I've done during the day. Then I just log my food in the program througout the day and sync before dinner and I'll know if I need to eat a little less for dinner or a little more.

You're going to love it!!

Yes, I do notice yours! I think its great, excited to try it...who knew this thing would have me so excited? haha

LOL - it's really exciting to do anything new - and anything that motivates is great right?!! Using a Bodybugg/BodyMedia Fit is really eye-opening. I can't wait to hear all about your experience. It's really amazing what a difference the little things make in your daily burn. Enjoy!!!!!

emmaleigh47

Anyone else have an opinion?

polo571

I love my body media. Its very accurate and its amazing to see how much you REALLY burn in a workout. I think if everyone had one it would be very eye opening to people.

amycal

I love my body media. Its very accurate and its amazing to see how much you REALLY burn in a workout. I think if everyone had one it would be very eye opening to people.

Well mine said I burned about half what the elliptical and my hrm said. Also despite the fact that my heart averaged 129 for 35 minutes, peaking at 150+ it did not count that as Vigorous exercise. I hope I get the hang of it soon!

emmaleigh47

I love my body media. Its very accurate and its amazing to see how much you REALLY burn in a workout. I think if everyone had one it would be very eye opening to people.

Well mine said I burned about half what the elliptical and my hrm said. Also despite the fact that my heart averaged 129 for 35 minutes, peaking at 150+ it did not count that as Vigorous exercise. I hope I get the hang of it soon!

That seems to be right though -- I mean the vigorous exercise thing. I would think vigorous would be 160 or higher... when I run intervals I get my heart rate up to 175 or so... I am dying to see what this thing says!

barefootbabe

I have the Body Media and have gotten so frustrated with it that I've stopped wearing it! My problem is this: I can not wear it for three days (just forget sometimes!) then plug it in to charge and sync it, and it says that so far today I've already burned 793 calories!! And I've double-checked the date; it is reporting calories burned on a day when I'm not even wearing it. Plus, when I first set up my account I was visiting my parents in Canada. I have since changed my time zone setting to Australia and my specific area, but the day measurement is still off, so I can't actually what I'm doing at what time.

I just feel like I can't trust it now and have had no support from their tech people. Very frustrating after spending all that money on the brand new bluetooth version and a year's subscription to their service.

Dobsaya

It automatically fills in data from previous wears to account for the calories that you burned while not wearing it. This is beneficial if you ask me. For instance my husband wore his at night originally and burned about 550 calories a night, now he elects not to wear it at night so instead of it just ignoring these calories that he usually burns, it assumes that he burned those same 550 calories and adds it in for his daily calorie burn. He can then edit off body if say he was doing something different to change calories. Like last week he played basketball for 2 hours and only wore the 1st hour. The second hour he actually edited off body to give himself the same amount of calories he burned the first hour.

emmaleigh47

Sounds like a smart monitor -- has your husband had any problems while driving? Online on amazon some people reporter problems with the body media thinking driving = working out ...

I just ordered mine last night ... I cannot wait!