Don't Get Sick in My New Car!

Has anyone here every used a BodyBugg? I was still on the search for motivation and the BodyBugg looked cutting edge.  I know there are no magic pills to lose weight but, I did know that I was not comfortable in my own skin and the person that I saw in the mirror was not the person in my head.
I talked Tom into joining yet another gym.  A new one was being built just down the road I thought maybe a new gym would be new motivation. We got to know the trainers and managers pretty good and we were able to get some perks so we signed up.  I hated the thought of paying someone to tell me how to exercise when I have been doing it for years but I was willing to try anything. 

Before the BodyBugg was popular on the Biggest Loser I bought one in 2009 and it certainly wasn't cheap. I had the big fatty white one and it took up most of my arm. I would wear it all day and it would stick out under my sweaters or jackets.  It looked like I had a growth. People would stare at it and it was just a matter of time for someone to ask. Some thought it was a heart monitor, or blood pressure device. I was even asked if it was a tether! I decided to have some fun with it so I told people that if I passed out just hit the button and it would wake me up or, I would say that its my beam me up device.  But, over all, it was pretty cool how it worked by keeping track of calories burned. It had all kinds of bells and whistles, on line food database and a matching watch. I was dedicated to making this work, I spent so much money on it I had to justify it. The trainer that I worked with put me on a diet of pasta, broccoli and chicken.  He wanted to get an idea of why I wasn't losing weight so he had me eating same thing over and over. It was exciting to watch the BodyBugg work in tune with my body and I was eager to exercise to see it add up the calories. I started walking  my dog and I could actually feel myself getting motivated with the watch telling me how many steps I took, in what time frame and how many calories I'd burned. Then I would jog to burn more and watch the burn go up.  I didn't really care for the diet but I went along as it seemed to be working. I was doing good and I lost 12 lbs in 3 months but I was really getting sick of broccoli and pasta every single day. After I lost 12 lbs my weight stalled out. The trainer suggested to do highly intense bursts of running or stair-master during my hour long cardio sessions to shake things ups. I hated the fact that I had to work out harder within my hour but what was I suppose to do? I followed the program faithfully. I watched my burn and made sure it was more than my intake but the weight stopped coming off.  I was was losing my mind and motivation as a year had passed. I only lost 12 pounds? Really?

My weight hovered between 230 when it stalled. After my subscription expired I decided that I'd had enough. It was a very expensive 12 lbs to lose and a nice dent in my arm from the Velcro band.  I put the BodyBugg away in my 'yet another failed' folder.

I was a regular at my doctors office because of  chronic back pain, and the added weight was really getting me. I went through months of talking to specialists about options. No way was I getting my spine fused so I looked into pain management.  I have two lower discs that were badly damaged from an car accident when I was a kid and its been something that I have had to deal with my whole life. The added weight was really making it difficult to do daily routines let alone exercise.

I have a funny story about getting the pain shots. Not that the shots are funny but the car ride home was priceless. My doctor suggested pain shots directly into my lower back. I would do a series of 3 shots and see what happens. It was an outpatient procedure but I would have to use anesthesia and needed someone to take me home. My wonderful mother-in-law drove up to help me because Tom had to work and get the kids after school. Everything went fine and I was in recovery in no time. 

You know the big plastic bags that they give you to put your clothes in when you check in to a hospital? I had to do this and I told Sharron (Mom in law) that I wanted to keep the bag as it was heavy duty. I got dressed after the procedure and I had my bag in tow. She put me in her brand new car of only 100 miles and simply said "Don't get sick in my new car". I felt OK and thought not a problem. The car started to move and that was all she wrote. I started  feeling light headed and sick to my stomach. She asked if I was okay and I said NO, OH MY GOD I'M GONNA PUKE. All I can say is thank gosh I decided to take that plastic bag home as I stuck my head in it. You can guess the rest. Luckily I had the bag and no accidents. I looked at Sharron thinking oh no, she is going to kill me and she started laughing.We still talk about it to this day.