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This is true - just make sure that you are getting the 3 months of service with the unit & not just the device. Otherwise it will cost you another $150 (or so) to activate it. Just a word of caution.

Hi All, First, let me introduce myself. My name is Elizabeth & I'm a Wellness Coach, nutritionist & personal trainer. I've had a bodybugg for about 3 months now & absolutely love it! It is completely motivating. For background read here: About the Bodybugg I've written some blog posts about my experience too. But anyway, I can answer your questions. The Bodybugg WILL help you identify areas where you're working hard & areas where you're sedentary. I can see exactly where I was working on the computer, where I got up to do laundry, make dinner, watched TV, walked the dog, etc. For the first few weeks, I was constantly thinking about how I didn't want to see those short lines that indicated that I was only burning 1 calorie per minute. My NEAT definitely improved. but on to your specific questions: no you have to have the subscription. There is an optional watch that you can purchase which will tell you how many calories, steps, activity you are taking real time (and it has a trip meter so that you can see how many calories you're burning during a specific time period) but IMHO, it's $100 & not worth it. You'll also still need the web application to update any weight changes or goal changes that you might have. YES YES YES. Alright - you might think that I have a conflict of interest here, but honestly, I wouldn't be selling them if I didn't believe in the product. When I think back to all of the money that I had spent on magic pills, supplements, gadgets, etc. I spend waaaay more money than 250 & this is definitely worth it. Ummmm. I don't know what I'd add. Currently it doesn't track heart rate - it doesn't need to in order to figure out it's algorithm. It has 4 sensors: body temp, air temp, motion, and perspiration. In clinical trials, it is 92% accurate. HOWEVER, there are a few activities that it underestimates: bicycling & hot yoga. Oooh! I know what I'd change! I'd make it waterproof - it's okay with sweat & rain, but cannot be submersed. Oh - and I might make some changes to the food logging, but I think I'm just being picky there. It depends on how tightly you wear your clothing. You would see a slight bulge under a tight fitting long sleeve t-shirt, however I didn't think it was noticeable under a dress shirt. no Something else that I want to add is that (other than sleeping) when you have the device off your body for more than 30 minutes, it will ask you to tell it what you were doing. If you want to go out to dinner & not wear it, don't. Then, when you upload, you can say "I was doing the same amount of activity that I did last night" or the night before, or last Saturday. you get the idea. I hope you've found this helpful. Let me know if you have more questions.