I Aim to Misbehave A nice guy trying really hard not to be

Friday Weigh In – 319.7 lb.

Last Friday: 321.4 lb.
This Friday: 319.7 lb.
Difference: 1.7 lb.
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This week was quite the roller coaster!  I’m glad that I was able to end the week back down at 319 (which I originally hit a few days ago).  I doubt it will be enough to win this week’s Biggest Loser at work but I’m still gonna call it a win.

This also ends my 6 month experiment with The BodyBugg.   While using the Bodybugg I lost 37 pounds which is roughly an average of 6 pounds a month.  There is no doubting the effectiveness of a device that gives you fairly accurate data of how many calories you burn but I personally don’t believe having this data collected everyday is necessary.  With the BodyBugg I was able to get a great idea of how many calories I burn when I’m completely sedentary (roughly 2900) as well as on a normal workday (around 3200).   I know that 30 minutes on the elliptical can net me around 600 calories and 30 minutes of walking around 400 calories.  Having these numbers on hand while tracking a daily 2000 calorie intake is all I really need to keep within my goal of 2-3 pounds a week.  I may come back to the BodyBugg in 50 or so pounds when I need to recalculate my numbers but for now I think I’m fine without it.

Of course, tracking calories is how I lost weight before the BodyBugg as well as with the device so it’s no surprise that I will continue to do so.  Before the Bodybugg I used the Livestrong iPhone app and website which was an effective and very low cost tool (I think it was free when I got it and now it’s only 3 bucks).  Livestrong’s strongest asset (aside from the price) is the Daily Plate food database that is tied to it.  It’s weak points however are a clunky website and lack of additional features that i’m interested in.

This is why I’ve decided to give The Daily Burn a try.  It caught my eye mainly due to the fact that it integrates with my Withings wifi scale.  Add in a very polished website and slick looking iPhone app and I just couldn’t resist giving it a go.  I giving their lite version a try (costs 6 bucks a month or 50 a year) so we’ll see how it goes after 30 days.