So the BodyBugg definitely works

thats good to know, thanks

I think those things are so cool! Maybe you should alternate cardio and wieghts so your muscles will burn more at rest too.

how do you get your BMR checked???

You can check your BMR on here. Go to 'tools' at the top.

Oh, I've used the BMR formula, but it varies. I wanted to know if there was a more scientific, individual approach to having your BMR calculated?

Thank you for the suggestion, though.

I wore a body bugg for 6 months and definately learned a lot, but also gained all the information I needed to in that month.

For myself, I am 5'8", 155-ish pounds, 22% bodyfat. I have a desk job and work out 4-6 times a week. On a day I didn't workout, just went to work and home, I would burn 1800 calories on average. Given an average 1 hour workout combining cardio and weights, my daily burn would be 2400 on average. I burned more on the weekends when I was moving at a steady rate all weekend, even if I didn't work out. The largest burn I had total was 4098....I was on a mission to hit 4000, it was so hard!!!

I tracked my food daily, always had a deficit....didn't lose much if any weight.

What I learned was 1) being active, in any way (dishes, cleaning, gardening, walking, shopping, dancing, playing, etc) is all moving and all adds up to more calories burned. I no longer felt guilty about skipping the gym on a Monday night, because I knew that the 3 hours I would spending cleaning and cooking and picking up the house would actually add up to the calories burned in my workout in an hour. That taking the stairs, parking at the back of the parking lot and doing dishes by hand really do make a difference 2) It isn't how much you eat, it is what you eat. I started to shead weight only when I changed what I was eating. I changed out low fat/sugar free foods for whole foods and clean foods. More lean meats, fruits and veggies. I stopped focusing on strictly calories and focused on eating real foods. I think when you get to a certain body fat percentage where you are healthy, food becomes more important that simply calories burned. 3) My HRM over estimated my calories burned during exercise, but did not account for the after burn. 4) MFP was rather accurate on my calories burned during exercise.

Overall, you can't find out the information without a body bugg. Unless you have lots of weight to loose, the initial 6 months is enough time to get all the information you can out of it. If doing it all over again, I would have looked for a used device and save on purchasing a new one. I sold mine on ebay, like many other people do. The body bugg did act as a good reminder of being active, taking steps and what you eat. There is no question on our calorie output, so you are only to blame on the calorie input. I found it easy to make healthy choices because you have something wrapped around your arm to be accountable!

Just my 2 cents!!!

Thanks everyone for your input. I've been wanting a body bugg ever since I first heard of it a couple years ago. Now I may get a bit more serious.

I have also found that little device needs to get to know you. Don't put it on just before a workout and expect an accurate reading. It really does know it's owner.

I love my GWF and rely on it heavily.

I also found I burn the most calories on days when I do intense housework. Multiple loads of laundry, scrubbing bathrooms, vacuuming multiple rooms, etc. will leave me with a larger calorie deficit (by at least 1000 cal) than jogging 1 hour and doing nothing the rest of the day.