Does anyone have Bodybugg????

Ooooooh! I was just reading about these! I too would love to hear people's response.

I have one. It's kind of cool, but the main thing I learned was that I was not burning as many calories over the course of the day as I would maybe have wished. I stopped wearing it because I found the sensor pads to be very irritating. It felt like getting a mild shock at times, and my skin got irritated and blistered. My DH wore his longer than I did and he ended up with some really scary looking skin issues where he wore it and had to start moving it around. Eventually it got too annoying for him as well, though he wasn't sensitive to the sensation like I was. I remember trying to run while wearing it once and had to tear the thing off, it was so uncomfortable. So it's interesting and can be informative, but I would not say for me that it was really worth it.

I've had my BodyBugg for well over a year and I love it! I haven't had any problems like a previous poster who said it was irritating. And I've never felt like it was shocking me......? I wear it all the time and forget I even have it on. I do have to move it up and down the arm periodically to let the skin breath. I've been able to lose 43 pounds using it. I love being able to see how many calories I really burn, which is more than I thought. I'm a numbers person, so before I found MFP I used a spreadsheet where I input my calories in and calories burned. I'd say the BodyBugg is very accurate because my monthly actual pounds lost were always within .4 lbs of what I calculated losing.

I've owned a V3 for a good while now and really like having it. Using it, I have learned that on good cardio days, I am burning upward of 4k calories. It's really nice for gauging your 24 hour burn, not just your exercise burn. The subscription fee can be costly depending on how you do it, but honestly, I'd say the knowledge that comes with using the bugg is worth it. You might be surprised at what you're burning just wandering around your office to go to the restroom or something. I've found that sometimes I'm not burning what I think, or the exact opposite in other times.

If you bike, or use a stationary or recumbent bike, it will not pick up as well since it's also partially based on movement. I've noticed that on an upright stationary it does pick up a fair amount, but on the recumbent it's almost pointless to wear it.

Another thing to note... I have some metal allergies, and I can say that wearing it all day does irritate me a little (i've never checked to see what the contact plates are made of, but I know i'm pretty allergic to nickel), but usually sleeping with it off fixes that, and Apex recommends you go at least an hour without it to give your arm a chance to breathe.

All in all, if the monthly subscription isn't an issue, I'd say definitely give it a shot. Otherwise, you might be better with investing the same amount of initial money in a good HRM.

I have the Bodia Media Fit armband and love it had it 3 months now and have losat 16 lbs. I like this better because it also gives you sleep data. I have the Bluetooth version that allows nearly real time info to your phone and has workout data set up so you can do workouts and go for calories burned steps taken a time or type of activity moderate or vigorous and use your MP3 application and it chimes when you achieve your workout goal.
I have not had any irritation to wearing it I did purchase an additional arm band so I can wash it after hard workouts.