Here is a quick and dirty way to convert that epoch number to a real date and time.
http://www.esqsoft.com/javascript_examples/date-to-epoch.htm
Here is a good definition of the term.
http://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia_term/0,2542,t=epoch&i=55509,00.asp
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I just want some basic data from my bodybugg without paying a hefty subscription fee. I'm also curious about what the bodybugg raw data looks like.
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My wife and I got on a health kick a while back. Several months ago, one of her co-workers showed her this amazing device that supposedly captured the calories that you were burning real time. She ordered one (on eBay) and began using it. It worked well for her. Like many people, I’ve struggled with my weight for a long time and I could not resist a gadget that gave so much detail, so I hinted that it would be really nice if I just so happened to get one for my birthday. I got one and I was REALLY satisfied for what it did for me. The general concepts of the BodyBugg’s program are not new (In short, burn more calories than you consume) and it really showed me how much laziness would impact me on a day to day basis. I’ve used it off and on for several months and now, I have become disciplined enough to know what to eat and the activity that I need to do in order to continue to lose weight or maintain my current weight (I’ve lost 50 pounds so far and continue to drop). I still would like to keep my BodyBugg to see how changes in certain routines impact my calories expenditure. I don’t need to spend a monthly fee to occasionally see this. As a software developer, I just can’t resist trying to get my raw data from this device and convert it to calories.
I just want a comma delimited list in a text file that has [timestamp, calories, steps] without paying an arm and a leg. Is that too much to ask?
Maybe I will succeed and maybe I will fail. I’m sure there are a ton of geeks out there who have insight on how to do this and need the same info that I do. Let’s figure out how this thing works.
I just want a comma delimited list in a text file that has [timestamp, calories, steps] without paying an arm and a leg. Is that too much to ask?
Maybe I will succeed and maybe I will fail. I’m sure there are a ton of geeks out there who have insight on how to do this and need the same info that I do. Let’s figure out how this thing works.
About Me
- Henry
- United States
- I have been a software developer for 8 years and am currently a senior software developer for a medium sized company. My development technology of choice for the last 5 years has been C#.
4 comments:
Since I don't know anything about code or hacks, I'm sort of confused; is that it? Did you do it? How can other people do it too?
I'm still working on it. Now that I can get the raw data off, I need to figure out what it means. Then I need to figure out how to turn those numbers into calories and steps over a period of time. Most of this is complicated stuff and it will take me a while. I'm always open to anyone with expertise in this area to help me out.
Thanks for the comment
Henry, this isn't much, but I did find a reference on how to convert EPOCH into an real date in Excel (or any other application). Here is the reference (http://thelazyadmin.com/blogs/thelazyadmin/archive/2007/04/20/convert-unix-time-values-into-excel-windows-time-formats.aspx). Here is the formula for Excel (assuming the EPOCH is in cell B2): =(B2/86400)+25569
Hey Henry!! Need your help. Bodymedia is shutting down on January 31st and closing shop. I've been paying the monthly fee to get the data off the BodyBugg but now they're leaving me high and dry. Can you please help me with the software I need and how to pull the calorie data off my BodyBugg and clear its memory? Thanks so much!!
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