Fitbit or Bodybugg?

I have used them both. Years ago, wore the body bugg when it was first out, loved it! Then stopped and started again in the spring time this year, but then it was almost summer, so switched to the fitbit. I loved the tracking, miles, steps, floors, but I never trusted the calorie burn like with the BB. I ended up losing it one night, so went ahead and bought the new body media LINK, so now I can upload my burns whenever I want through blue tooth. :happy:

If you do other activities besides walking/running, I would go with the body media. You will like the reports it gives.

I wouldn't call it constant, like you can't open the app and have it be updated. You have to connect it to bluetooth, then go into app and upload. In total it takes less than a minute to do this. Some of the reviews said the battery wears down fast doing this, but I wore mine for a week before it died and I upload multiple times a day.

Amazon sells them for $117, but if you live near a Best Buy store, print off the screen from Amazon showing $117 and they will price match it, so you don't have to pay the $150 and you get it right away instead of waiting for shipping.

I geeked out for a few months and took what I ate vs what I burned and came up with "what I should have lost" vs what my scale had said over those 12 wks. It was less than a pound off. That gave me the trust in the numbers it is telling me I am burning and trusting my tracking abilities.

Back when I first wore the body bugg to the gym, many years ago, I had gotten some looks, questions, but now its so common, no one even blinks at it.

Used both and love my Bodymedia link and will never go back to the Fitbit but I am looking at the polar loop as another choice.. The size and versatility of the FB is great but also cause it to be lost or washed a lot. The BMF is not very flexible for position and although you get used to it you are aware it is there when the elastic stretches a little. Oddly I find this as a comforting reminder that I want to lose weight. The BMF allowed me to establish a "true" TDEE which was a good 400 to 500 calories more than FB was reporting. That is about 30% of my daily allowance and so I struggled and than binged as such I was maintaining but not losing. Now with the BMF I am losing my 2 pounds a week very easily and consistently. The only complaints on the Bodymedia is that it is not waterproof and the armband can get uncomfortable when you are two sweaty, however once you know your burn you can take it off periodically and input the numbers manually. If I was a female I may object to it being so obvious and a fashion impact but it doesn't bother me as a guy. Maybe this month BodyMedia will come out with the new version that is waterproof and smaller but it is several months late now. The cost of the web connection is also a negative, but about the cost of an annual FB replacement due to loss.
If you just want something that deals with activity level day to day than the FB is the way to go but if you want something to contribute to your calorie burn and activity accuracy as much as possible now, than the BMF is the way to go.
The "Polar Loop is due out this month and it will act as an activity tracker like the FB and calculate calories BUT also marry up to a separate Chest strap to give you HRM tie in for exercises that FB and other trackers fail at, it is waterproof and can be used when swimming. I have compared my HRM to my BMF calories burned when doing the Elliptical and Treadmill and they are within about 2% so I no longer wear my HRM.