"What is that?"

...seems to be the question of the week. I have been contemplating purchasing a Bodybugg for a few months and finally decided it was something that would really keep me motivated. I am a numbers person...I love counting calories and calculating percentages and this just made sense for what works for me. The bodybugg is a small box that you wear on your left tricep, it calculates calories you burn by the temperature of your skin. You can then upload your daily results to your computer and track calories consumed in an easy to use web application (similar to WW online). The program basically calculates how much of a calorie deficit you need in order to loose/maintain or gain weight. I LOVE IT! The only down side is that they are not waterproof so I can't wear it swimming.
I have been wearing mine for 2 days now and I barely notice that it is on. I have set a goal to have a 600-750 calorie deficit every day...this should equal out to be about 1.5 lbs./week. Getting me to my goal of loosing 18 lbs. by the end of September...we will see how it goes!
I have not been updating much because I have been dealing with a lot of changes in the past few months. I hope that I will start to see my results, even if they are small.
I leave for Vegas on Friday...I am scared that this will throw me off the wagon so I am hoping my new bugg will help me stay on track. We will not be staying on the strip and making most of our meals in the condo, I just need to limit treats and drinks. I am going a day early with one of the girls to stock the house and I have all intentions of grabbing fresh fruit and veggies to keep myself from dipping into the chips and chocolate that I know will be around. I read up on the resort and it sounds like they have 5 pools and a fitness center, hopefully I can take advantage of the nice weather there and spend some time in both each day!