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bodybugg vs fitbit: Round 4 - Activity & Accuracy

Posted Monday, February 08, 2010 3:47 PM by Eliz
<< Previous Round bodybugg vs fitbit: Round 3 - Sleep Tracking So the reason I was initially drawn to the bodybugg was that it allowed me to see how many calories I was burning in a day. I knew how many calories I was eating. What I didn't know, Read More...
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How to Rock a Strapless Dress

Posted Saturday, January 23, 2010 4:14 PM by Eliz
Hey there, I just had a few questions that aren't derby related. I am getting married in April and have been working out 4-5 times a week on top of derby now. I am concerned about toning my arms (among other things) because my dress is strapless. I have Read More...
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bodybugg vs fitbit: Round 3 - Sleep Tracking

Posted Tuesday, January 19, 2010 3:38 PM by Eliz
<< Previous Round bodybugg vs fitbit: Round 2 - Food Logging According to the National Institutes of Health, 50 to 70 million Americans are affected by chronic sleep disorders, and I am very fortunate that I am not one of them. I didn't realize Read More...
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bodybugg vs fitbit: Round 2 - Food Logging

Posted Monday, January 18, 2010 9:25 AM by Eliz
<< Previous Round bodybugg vs fitbit: Round 1 - Getting Going Logging your food is THE most powerful thing you can do to improve your diet & eating habits. Logging your food prevents you from mindless munching. It creates this awareness of everything Read More...
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bodybugg vs fitbit: Round 1 - Getting Going

Posted Wednesday, January 13, 2010 12:59 PM by Eliz
Hello, My name is Elizabeth & I'm a data geek. That's why I love my bodybugg . I've loved my bodybugg pretty much since the day I got it. The bodybugg is the first tool available that allows you to really see how many calories you're Read More...
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Do those new funny shoes work?

Posted Wednesday, January 06, 2010 4:29 PM by Eliz
Subject: ? For your trainer Hey - I was wondering about those tennis shoes with the funky bottoms...skeechers and reebok make them (maybe also earth).  Anyway, can you ask your trainer if she has an opinion about them. Wouldn't want to miss a buying Read More...
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Veggie Burger & Sweet Potato Fries

Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 9:02 AM by Eliz
Ever since I've read the Omnivore's Dilemma & saw the movie Food Inc. , I've been more aware of the quality of my food, where it's coming from & also the environmental impact of my diet. With all of that, I went online searching for veggie burger Read More...
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Consciously Incompetent

Posted Wednesday, July 01, 2009 1:56 PM by Eliz
When I imagined that I would be skating in rollerderby , I didn't necessarily imagine that I would be blocking every body hit & skating with the fluid moves of a butterfly: zipping in & out of other girls around me. I guess I thought that it might Read More...
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Let Your Food Burn Calories For You

Posted Monday, June 29, 2009 8:11 AM by Eliz
You've seen the titles of books & magazine headlines: "Fat Burning Foods"; "Eat More to Weigh Less" and it goes on & on. So what are these articles & books trying to teach us? THey're trying to get us to use the Thermic Read More...
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Heart Rate & the Bodybugg

Posted Friday, June 12, 2009 1:50 PM by Eliz
There's been a TON of discussion recently about Heart Rate Monitors (HRM) & the Bodybugg: The bodybugg should have one... Why doesn't the bodybugg have one?... an HRM can do the same thing as a bodybugg at a fraction of the cost...  and so on. Read More...
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Bodybugg or No Bodybugg that is the Question?

Posted Wednesday, June 10, 2009 9:29 AM by Eliz
Yesterday, I posted an article about whether the Bodybugg is useful for fitness pros . It was spurred by a conversation on twitter with another personal trainer, out of Seattle, @Targettraining . He asked if he could post a response. Here it is: Guest Read More...
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Is the Bodybugg Useful for Fitness Pros?

Posted Tuesday, June 09, 2009 1:39 PM by Eliz
I mentioned in my last post that I've joined Twitter . I have two logins: @ esherman that is more personal & I tweet about health stuff that interests me, and @ bodybugg where I support the bodybugg twitter community. I've gotten to "meet" Read More...
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How Quickly Will I See Results?

Posted Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:18 AM by Eliz
I received a question on Twitter today that I thought warranted a blog post. @dasschus asked "how long does it take for a surplus of calories to show up as a weight gain? How long until is shows as stored fat? Curious." The answer to this question Read More...
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The Little Thing in Your Head That's Keeping You Fat

Posted Tuesday, February 24, 2009 6:06 AM by Eliz
Guest Blog By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com I have no doubt that a scientist somewhere just read the title of this article and said out loud, “YES! Venuto is right! That little thing in your head – the hypothalamus – it IS the thing Read More...
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8 Reasons Why You Keep Falling Off The Diet Wagon

Posted Monday, February 02, 2009 1:14 PM by Eliz
Guest Blog Post By Tom Venuto www.BurnTheFat.com Clearly, we have an obesity problem in America and many other countries across our planet. Yet, I propose that we do not have a weight loss problem today. In case you’re confused at this apparent Read More...
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