BodyBugged!

Brandon got me a bodybugg for my birthday... it was exactly what I wanted.  Bodybugg's are great for tracking calories burned, and come with a program that also lets you track calories in.  Paulie has one and wears it all the time.  Many people have seen them on The Biggest Loser.  I have been wanting one, so I can better learn how my body works.  About 11 am yesterday, I had it all charged up and ready for use.  I put in all my food intake and wore it from 11 am until I woke up this morning at 6 am.  See my stats below.

So, here's what's bothersome.  I did about 2 hours of bike riding yesterday afternoon.  Can you tell?  I was surprised to find that between 2 and 4 pm (when I was exercising), it didn't seem any different than me just working around the house.  If you look above, my highest rate of calorie burn during the day was 5 calories a minute.  That's not what I was expecting.  Plus, it only logged me as having 20 something minutes of physical activity throughout the entire day (see below).  So, I started googling the bodybugg system and apparently it doesn't really work its best on stationary bicycles.  In fact, they recommend that you put the bugg on your leg when cycling for a better read.  So, I'll try that today and give it another go. 

 

Anyway, this is a pretty cool little bugg!