I have a friend in our ward who is thin and very attractive. She called me one day for some advice. She feels like she would like to lose a few pounds (post baby) and asked me if drinking water stretched the stomach. It told her that YES drinking water would stretch her stomach if she drank it with a meal. I told her that her stomach has a valve at it's outlet into the intestine, when her stomach is full of food and she drinks 16 oz of water then she could be stretching her pouch with the combination of the food and the quantity of water. We then got onto the subject of weight. She asked me how much I weighed. That day I weighed 123 pounds. I learned that she and I were within one pound of each other. (this morning I weighed 121 pounds). I look at her and see a slender person. I look in the mirror and see a whale. It's tough to retrain our minds to see what others see. Melody

Alfie, I don't know what to tell you. I have heard that other people have similar problems. I haven't heard what they've been able to do about it. I went through several months when I hurt every time I moved. I wouldn't say it was my joints persay but it was definately my muscles. Now that I think back on it, I hurt so bad that my joints were involved too. Ibuprofen became my friend. I know that Ibuprofen is something we're discouraged to take but I hurt soo bad that I was willing to try it and see if I had problems with it. Thankfully, I never experienced any problems taking it. I took it for a good 3-4 month, two tablets, twice a day. Once in the morning and again when I went to bed so I could get some sleep. My problem resolved itself and I haven't had to take any for 3-4 weeks now. I'm NOT telling you to take something that is contraindicated for us but for me it was the right decision. It certainly helped. Good luck. I hope you find relief. Melody

Not sure this is what you are looking for. However, I'll give it a try. I don't "use recipes" it is off the top of my head...so here goes it. Egg Muffins or similiar to a quiche. I take a mix up stuff for scrambled eggs (egg, milk, ham, cheese, bacon, onions ect ect) - And put it my Tupperware Mini Muffin pan that can/does go in the Microwave or Oven. In the micro it is about 2 min. and they are done. My kids LOVE them. In a reg. muffin pan I am not sure how long to cook in the oven... Probably same as a quiche recipe. These are quick, easy and pretty tasty. I also add salt because they can be a bit bland. Gala

On July 9th my wlsfriends.com buddies are hiking to Half Dome. If anyone would like to join us...feel free. The more the merrier! We are meeting at the foot of the Mist Trail at 4:30 AM and trying to go as far as we can. I plan to make it to the top! Christy

Josie, I've made a special effort to get to the temple twice within one week, I'll go again in two days and again on Tuesday. That makes four trips in less than 3 weeks. There are definate blessing involved with attending the temple. Lucifer is trying his best to break apart my family. I've said outloud "Satan - it's not working, it's just making me stronger. So leave me alone." Hope you get to the temple. It's worth every bit of effort you make. Good luck. Melody