Thinking about Getting an Bodymedia FIT CORE Weight Manageme

Absolutely one of the most useful tools for weight loss! I got mine as a birthday gift and it has really opened my eyes as to how many calories I burn throughout the day, whether I'm sleeping, working out or sitting at my desk at work. I always overanalyzed how many calories I was burning because I'd go off of the machine on the treadmill or the elliptical and now I know how off those calculations can be! Definitely worth it!!!

I am intrigued too. Mostly, I am seeing MFPs who are burning way more in their daily activity than they thought. I am upping my calories but if I had that kind of feedback it would be reassuring to eat over what MFP says is maintenance for me. I don't know how it works though, if it is like an HRM, or if it is more accurate, since HRM is not very accurate for strength training and can't really tell if I am raising my heart rate working my tricepts or if I am doing cardio.

I got a core two weeks ago. LOVE IT! It really motivates me to get up and do stuff, like take a walk around the office or take the stairs instead of the elevator because it all "counts" as exercise. Otherwise...who bothers logging taking the stairs? And how do your really know how many calories it burns anyway?

At first I really wanted the display, but now I think I'll pass. Supposedly it beeps a lot and you can't turn the sound off. Now that I have a decent idea of how many calories I'm burning throughout the day I don't have a burning desire to check it every ten minutes I plug it into my computer maybe 2-3 times a day.

By the way, I got mine on ebay for $75 and even though it was used I was still able to get the 3 month free trial subscription.

I have the BMF Core and have been using it for the past month.

I love knowing how much I burn every day and it helps keep me honest. I know exactly how much food I need to eat to lose weight, which I find so very helpful.

I did not get the display because I heard it beeps and can't be turned off. I check it twice a day, once in the AM and once when I get home.

I opted not to get the link because it doesn't have an app for Blackberry, but that is one way you could go if you want up-to-date info.

Go for it! My whole family wants them now, including hubby and dad. Even mom (who has a bit to lose) was intrigued.

Can someone tell me how the Bodymedia compares to the Fitbit. I have been planning to buy a Fitbit as a reward for how much I have lost so far. Now I'm not so sure.

I love it. I got the half off deal through Groupon with first 3 months free. I wear it almost 24/7... just take it off during showers. It really is interesting to see your calorie expenditure for different activities. Gardening on the weekend was a huge burn! It's a great motivational and informational tool for me. My husband is curious about it now and wants to wear it

It seems to be the most accurate of all the ones I looked into buying. It's got the four different types of sensors and it measures sleep quality & quantity... giving you a total "sleep efficiency" number for the night, showing you how many hours you actually sleep out of the hours you are lying down. These were the reasons I bought it.

I think it's a great investment. At first, the subscription was a turn off... but then I realize how easily I spend even more than that on my monthly Netflix subscription... so, that put it into perspective!

I got the FIT LINK, which is on sale right on Amazon, around $150. It arrived today, and I CANNOT WAIT to start using it!!! The LINK does not use the display because it is made to display on a smartphone via bluetooth. This is why I chose it over the core, because the display is another 80 bucks and the difference between the arm bands is only ~$25. Anyway, this thread is a perfect timing thing for me because I'm a little worried it will not be that good... It's a little comforting to see other MFPers who have had success with it!

Please feel free to add me to have a little BodyMedia club haha

Did you happen to get the display as well? I was debating if I even needed it or not. I know if I have access to the site I shouldn't need it, but if you are out and about, having the display would be really cool. Idk, I am not sure if I should get that part of it as well. Or just try it out by itself and see if I really need it.

I didn't get the display because you don't really need it with the link. There is an app that you download on the phone and it updates constantly if you leave bluetooth on. Right now, they are both on sale, so you can get the link for the price the core was.

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I have the Body Media Fit Core. Yes, its a $10 monthly subscription (after the first 3 months that come sfree when you buy it new).

I like the calorie expenditure tracking A LOT. It can tell if I took the stairs more often at work than normal, if I had to park my car further away, or closer, etc. All those little things can add up over the day. The only thing I've found is its not that accurate for bike riding, It seems to measure all the bumps in the road, not just my exertion.

For the food tracking I create a new food everyday for the breakfast and input my MFP daily totals (the next morning) and click skipped for all the other meal times. Save it and it plugs the info in the activity manager. It was fun to play with the goal set-up. I don't like how MFP throws people down to the 1200 daily calorie range, That's just too low for most people. I'm aiming to see the FitCore activity manager to say 750 calorie deficit everyday. That's a weekly loss of 1.5 pounds.

I have had my bodymedia for about 6 months and I absolutely love it. It has taught me a LOT about my habits and my metabolism, which is terrible lol. I've been working on getting my metabolism fired back up and the bodymedia is invaluable to that goal as I can see day by day how much I've improved it. As an aside, all my efforts to increase my base burn were a waste of time until recently, when I FINALLY caved and started strength training. Huge difference already!

I have the display, and I adore it. Think of the display like your trip odometer on your car. You can set it to zero at the start of a workout, ANYWHERE, then at the end of the workout you know EXACTLY how many calories you burned while doing that specific activity. YES you can go online and find it and move the slide bars back and forth to try and zero in on the time you did that workout this morning when was than again and when the heck did I stop oh darnit all.....lol. That's how I feel about trying to do that!

I use the display numbers to plug my workouts into MFP. I take the MFP total calories for the day and plug that into the bodymedia site since their food database is sad. Also, I can't plug my BM into my computer at work, so my display gives me a snapshot into how I'm doing for the day. Sometimes that's the motivation I need to get off my duff and outside for a lunchtime walk.

Oh and somebody or two said they heard the display beeps and you can't turn it off. Not quite. It DOES beep to let you know whenever you have achieved a goal, whether it be your steps for the day, your vigorous workout minutes goal...whatever. But you CAN make it shut up with the push of a button. Not a biggie. And honestly, mine generally goes off when I'm working out, and I do that alone so who cares.

All in all, a sound investment for anyone that wants something more than an HRM.

EDIT - Just saw the question about whether the display will do the trick without the online subscription. The answer is no. The display will only show you today and yesterday and only THIS moment in time. Your armband can only hold so many days worth of data and you have to upload that to the website to clear space for new data, otherwise it quits working when it's full. It also has to be plugged in to charge and it won't charge unless it is synced with the site.

I do have the fit link and prefer it over the bodybugg (virtually the same device). I will say that the "CORE" is smaller and you give up the bluetooth connectivity to the smart phone. But, now that I have the link I find I don't use the smart phone like all that much and had I known this, I would have opted for the smaller "core" device instead. But, the BodyMedia has been very good and I would also say pretty accurate on burn and even sleep efficiency - actually that was an EYE-OPENER (pun intended) for me when I saw those numbers!

oh fantastic. that is awesome

Mine will arrive next week. I'm very excited. Especially excited to track my sleep!