Bodybugg

I am really on a fitness kick lately and instead of being resistant, I have totally thrown myself into it. I did the Insanity workouts for only 3 weeks and it was awesome and I noticed a difference. Mike wanted to do P90X so I stopped Insanity so we could do it together. I will be the first to admit that I haven't finished a complete Beachbody program but I do feel great. And I have found some great information, people to follow on FB and Twitter on my fitness quest which could be a post in itself. But here is my latest obsession: the Bodybugg

The first time I heard about the bodybugg was on the tv show The Biggest Loser. The first time I saw it was at the local gym where I have a membership at. They also do a Biggest Loser contest at the beginning of the year. The first person I knew that owned a Bodybugg was Julie. I started following Chalene Johnson the creator of Turbo Jam, Turbo Kick, Turbo Fire and Chalean Extreme for Beachbody. I read her review which can be found here: http://www.turbokick.com/wblog/?p=162. I really wanted one but boy are they pricey.

Lucky for me Mike said he would be willing to buy one for me for our wedding anniversary. Brand new that would have been a whopping $280 atleast but that includes a 6 month membership to the online program. I found one used on KSL for $200 but I was able to negotiate and get it for $170. I still had to buy an online membership which may have evened out the price but I don't mind.

It was quite the headache to get it registered since it was a used one but I finally figured it out and I have used it for almost 2 days now. There is a saying that knowledge is power. I have also heard that how you use the knowledge is the real power. And I am hopeful that how I use the data will help me achieve the results I want.

Things I have learned/realized thus far:

1. If I am going to go through the effort to wear the bodybugg, it doesn't take much effort to track my food and check my data regularly.
2. I was totally underestimating how much food I was consuming. No wonder I could gain weight so easily or not lose weight while exercising.
3. My goal is to get 10000 steps a day which is actually pretty easy. It is also pretty easy to rack up 2000 steps in a 10 minute walk. But boy oh boy is it hard to peel myself away from the computer twice a day to do it but the payoff is worth it. 4000 steps but just imagine if I didn't get up and take a break. I would have to make it up somehow.
4. I burn practically nothing while sitting at my computer. It is almost as low as sleeping. Which is a real bummer because I spend 8-10 hours on that sucker a day.
5. My goal is to reach a daily burn of 2500 calories. If I did nothing in terms of exercise my body would supposedly burn about 2000 calories. I will tell you that getting that 500 extra calories has been brutal.
6. I was totally overestimating how many calories I was burning during some exercises. When I did 60 minutes of weight training, I only burned 250. When I did 90 minutes of yoga, I only burned 300 calories. Hopefully the burn is substantial when I do a plyometric workout or an insanity workout. I will find out next week.
7. Since I have been keeping a log of my food intake it really helps me be selective about what I consume. And I realize how easy it is to consume 300 calories in junk food.
8. It is not easy to burn 100 calories unless I want to go run/walk a mile.


In a nutshell, I have all this awesome data. What I do with it can help me meet my health goals. Now that I have the facts I can't make up excuses of I didn't eat that much, I burned like 500 calories on that workout, etc, etc. I am glad that I invested in the bodybugg because it makes me more realistic/accountable to myself.