Hello fellow bandsters! As my workouts and eating routine become second nature to me, I have become interested in the bodybugg. I have reviewed their website and watched the video but had some questions that only other BB users can answer. If anyone can answer these questions for me, I would be grateful.

Is it time consuming to use (entering in all your info everyday)?

Has it really helped you with your weight loss?

Is it useless without the subscription to the online account?

Is is easy to use, such when entering your intake- can you easily find and enter in your food or do you have to keep track of your calories yourself and just enter a number?

Does it give you a target deficit or do you have to figure that out for yourself?

Do you wear it everyday??

Sorry this is so long- but I don't want to spend $300-$400 on something that will become more of an aggravation than assistance. THANKS !!

I have only had mine for a week, but I will do my best to answer

Is it time consuming to use (entering in all your info everyday)?

It WAS time consuming the very first time you enter a new food (but since I tend to eat the same stuff every day, it's just "there" for me to select from the list. It takes no more than 1-2 minutes to "select" my food now.

Has it really helped you with your weight loss?

Before my bugg I was losing about a pound a week, now I don't know if this is a fluke or not, but in the past week I've lost almost 4lbs

Is it useless without the subscription to the online account?

Pretty much since you wouldn't be able to log in and see your 'deficit' - although, if you purchased the digital display you CAN see what your progress is every day.

Is is easy to use, such when entering your intake- can you easily find and enter in your food or do you have to keep track of your calories yourself and just enter a number?

Very easy to enter your own food :thumbup: you just type the stuff off the nutrition label and name it what you want. Then it appears on your list OR you can just type the name in the search bar and it will show you the entire list foods with that name in their database (including the ones you entered).

Does it give you a target deficit or do you have to figure that out for yourself?

It gives you one. Basically there is a questionaire that you fill out and it sets your targets based on that. Those are always adjustable :frown:

Do you wear it everyday??

I have been wearing it 24/day since I got it (except for the shower) so that I can get an accurate reading on how many calories I am actually burning (like when sleeping, etc)

I agree with the answers above! So, I will just add my 2 cents. I have been banded 3.5 years and got the Bugg in Jan. Since then, I've lost about 25 lbs! That is more than I lost all of last YEAR! It REALLY helps me focus on on energy in and out to get weight loss. If you have the money...BUY ONE TODAY! Otherwise, save your money and get one ASAP. I love it. AND, it's worth it to get the online subscription and keep it going. I just extended mine.

$400????? not me

the bodybugg, like the band, is a phenominal tool.

its really helped PUSH me ...

and 24hour fitness runs sales on it all the time.

time consuming - i've logged my food since banding, so no change there...

Has it really helped you with your weight loss?

yes, for the most part (almost 100 pounds since i bought it)

Is it useless without the subscription to the online account?

pretty much, yes

Is is easy to use, such when entering your intake- can you easily find and enter in your food or do you have to keep track of your calories yourself and just enter a number?

i dont use their food log, i use myfooddiary.com and just figure my deficit.

Does it give you a target deficit or do you have to figure that out for yourself?

you input how much you want to lose a week at the set up with however much you have to lose, but it takes care of the rest.

Do you wear it everyday??

i did ... i've been really bad with it since my plastic surgery... (i was really inactive due to doctor's orders and didnt want to see HOW inactive i was...) i need to get going again.

I've been wondering about it too... it's $250 right now from 24-hr fitness, with a 3-month subscription. Then $99 per year to maintain the subscription (ouch!).

Right now I'm walking for exercise, but I'll be adding swimming in starting in a couple weeks, and I can't use the bodybugg for that.

Once I've dropped another 20 lbs I'll probably start running, and that's when I think I'll be tempted to get one. I used to have a similar device but the company went out of business.