bodybugg, bodymedia, or fitbit

I decided on the body media Its 10 per month I wanted to be able to track my sleep calories and steps I think body media is the only one that does all of this Plus JM recommends body media too

I have the fitbit, 0 a month unless you want the preferred membership that adds reporting. It tracks steps, flights of stairs and sleep and it also synchs with MFP. I love it.

Fitbit is $99 to buy and has no monthly fee. It tracks sleep, calories, activity levels, steps, mileage, flights of stairs, etc. It's fantastic and very worth the money.

i want a fitbit but cant afford one :sad:

I have a body media. I bought this before MFP started syncing with Fitbit. Probably if I had to do it over again I'd use Fitbit because of MFP.

However, the bodymedia gives a very accurate account of total calories burned--more accurate than Fitbit (is my understanding). It's the same thing as Bodybugg. Bodybugg is biggest loser's brand.

My only complaint is that you have to wear it on your arm, so unless you have on baggy sleeves, everyone knows you are wearing it.

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I have the fitbit, 0 a month unless you want the preferred membership that adds reporting. It tracks steps, flights of stairs and sleep and it also synchs with MFP. I love it.

So to hook it up with MFP....that is extra fee?? How much??

No extra fee. :-)

I have the bodybugg (larger than the bodymedia) and I really like it. It straps onto my upper arm and I forget about it. I don't have to hit any buttons and it tracks everything I do. I have a very accurate picture of what I do in 24hrs. It is a bit price so I might suggest the bodymedia since it is a little cheaper. It doesn't sync with MFP but I just use it like a HRM to add exercise

DW & I both have FitBits, she did some major research before getting one and the fact that FitBit doesn't have a monthly charge and it syncs with MFP are huge bonuses.

Love my fitbit!

bodybugg is what I use. On their website it cost 160.00, but in stores like scheels about 130.00, I got the later model which works just the same and paid 80 for it new. There is no monthly fee, you wear it on your upper left arm on your tricep, it is very light weight and trackes teh calories you burn for everything you do as long as you wear it. You use a USB cable to hook it up with your computer and then yoo can see how many calories you burned during anytime of the day. The new bodybugg you can hook up with your smart phone. On bodybuggs website you can create a prgram specific to your needs and it lets you log your food, workouts, etc like MFP. I use bodbugg becuase it is most accurate with the calories you burn. I use MFP to log my food because they have a huge database of foods, and bodybugg does not on their website. Hope this helps!

how does fitbit know how many calories burned? I mean do you put your weight or anything in it?

I have a fitbit, too. Love it!

I just got my fitbit last night and i'm not sure besides downloading the program what i'm supposed to do now. any tell me how to get started

I've had the body bugg, and liked it but I LOVE the fitbit. It's small, hooks onto your bra, between your boobs. I've heard people leashing it but I've had no troubles keeping it on. It tracks everything that everyone has already stated, plus it updates your calories if you are above what MFP says you should be burning. So most days besides my exercise calories, I have a fitbit adjustment of sometimes up to 500 calories. It really just depends on how active my day is. I like that you can track your sleep, and that the food calories sync between the two programs. For me the Body Bugg was a little too big, it's hard to leave it on your arm the whole time, and I ended up getting a rash under it. With the fit bit it doesn't wrap around just clips. When doing the research they seemed about the same accuracy. When I work out I do wear a heart rate monitor with a chest strap to get the True amount of calories burned. I'm all "gadgeted up".

Hope this helps with your decision,

Danielle

Hey fitbit people - are you finding that your fitbit adjustment goes down between bedtime and the morning. I have and so keep finding i've overeaten slightly based on it.

Thanks