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Question about spaghetti
How much cooked spaghetti does 2 oz. of dry spaghetti yield? I made some Dreamfield's spaghetti (didn't measure before boiling) and now I'm not sure how much to eat. The nutrition info on the box says a serving is 2 oz. dry. I'm not eating dry spaghetti! Now what? Any help will be greatly appreciated! :smile:
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Do you count calories burned if...
they're not burned within your target heart rate "zone"? I wear a heart rate monitor w/ a chest strap when I exercise. It tells me my target heart rate "zone" to keep my heart rate in when exercising, which is based on my age, weight, etc. Sometimes I do exercises that raise my heart rate higher than my resting heart rate…
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THR on BP meds. (Any exercise physiologists out there?)
Hi, everyone... I am being treated for high blood pressure and take 2 different meds. (One of them is 500 mg/ 3 times a day and the other is 100 mg/ two times a day, which is a Beta Blocker. I need to lose weight, but my doctor told me my target heart rate during exercise while on these meds. should be about 100. :huh: He…
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Hello... I just joined your group...
...but I won't turn 40 until September. I hope it's ok that I've joined. :flowerforyou: I've been a member of MFP since Jan. 2012, but I haven't used it consistently until this last month. I'm married and have a 6 year old, but I'm trying for another. I'm trying to lose about 40 pounds.