so far, so good...
I first learned about the Bodybugg while looking at the Costco website.  I wondered what in the world it was and after I read a few reviews, I knew I wanted it! I read several reviews on the Costco website and tried to compare best as I could to the other GoWear Fit System by reading different internet reviews.<br /><br />I think each item has as many positive as it does "doesn't work" reviews so I was confused which item to purchase so I decided to buy both.<br /><br />Costco sent the Bodybugg in 2 days.  I'm still waiting on Amazon's GoWearFit product so I can only review this Bodybugg.  That said,the packaging was very simple to remove the device and the start up directions very straight-forward.  It took about 10 minutes for me to find the usb port, hint!  the black body snaps out of the arm band! And once I found the usb port, it took another hour or so to set up my profile.  The website was easy enough to navigate for set up and my Bodybugg worked fine.<br /><br />It takes 3 hours to fully charge.  I love popping over to the computer and doing a quick synch to see where I am at the moment.  This whole process takes about 3 minutes.  I am able to record my food intake.  The caloric intake is limited in that it is divided into a 6 meals, so if I have had my 6 meals, but decide to have a glass of milk before bed, I have to go back in and edit my 6th meal to add that milk. This is a slight extra step beyond the weightwatcher's website, but not a dealbreaker.<br /><br />I have only done one workout while wearing this and it was spinning.  I have read that the BB does not do a great job of tracking burned calories for cyclists, but I can't comment on that just yet.<br /><br />There is a coaching session that comes with this item and my "coach" has been very diligent in trying to contact me to set up a time for us to have our 45 minute phone chat.  I think I'd like to wear this for another few days before I chat with her so as to get to figure it out best I can on my own and then ask questions about things I don't understand.<br /><br />I have not had any skin irritations and it is not a bother at all under long-sleeved shirts.<br /><br />I have only used this for two days so it's silly to comment on my 2 pound weight loss, but I am optimistic that this is going to be a wonderful tool to take away that emotional aspect to eating.  It really reduces weight-loss to a more clinical level of calories in vs. calories burned and I am hoping that will help me fight different cravings and binges!<br />Hope this helps!
Rating: 5 stars