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GIRL TALK: Rest Easy Recipe

I am constantly tired! I am 12 and get 9-10 hours of sleep every night, but I'm always yawning and feeling sluggish! I have tried everything from napping, and relaxing more to changing the amount of hours I sleep. I am a very active person emotionally, so I can't bear not feeling alert and energized! What can I do?

-Liz

Girl, you are missing out on one extremely important activity: exercise! Your body needs exercise to feel more energized and active. Try going for morning runs or even a short work out before heading into the shower. After school, you can go jogging with a friend. But just exercising won't do the trick.

You also have to keep up a healthy diet. Exercising without the proper nutrients will zap the energy outta ya! Eat big breakfasts, healthy lunches and light dinners plus daily exercise! Your energy levels will be bouncin' off the walls, girlie! BE ACTIVE!

<3, Sharon

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BY ANDREA T. ON 9/7/2008 9:38:00 AM 97 COMMENTS

97 READER COMMENTS

Mod Whenever i'm with my friends, i feel like i'm a third wheel. Even when the guys r my friends, i feel like a third wheel and it makes me feel as if guys don't like me. I really wish that this would stop. Help!

Hey Girl, i deff can relate to that...you just need to get that thought out of your head, usually when you think that way you become the "third wheel" ...just be outgoing, friendly, and yourself and you'll see that you are just as important in the group *Cara T*

SouljaGirl22 on 9/7/2008 10:35:36 AM

hey my comments r taking ages to post!

ttyltori on 9/7/2008 10:36:24 AM

ugh this happens to me too. even during excersize i just wanna be sleeping. =] haha

longlivethesisterhood on 9/7/2008 10:37:21 AM

try getting a hot shower in the morning rather then at night. It helps me wake up when i'm tired and just can't pull myself together. Hope I helped.

crookshanks121 on 9/7/2008 10:46:50 AM

Good advice

BasketballGirl on 9/7/2008 10:47:05 AM

dont try energy drinks i had the same problem so i tried energy drinks and i felt really hyper then crashed!! also the next day i always had a head ache a bad one and drinking a little caffine helps with a caffine headache but i drank too much each time!!! i learned that lesson the hard way!!!

TSP PATRIOTS!!! on 9/7/2008 11:05:32 AM

First comment? lol XD

RockstarLilli on 9/7/2008 11:06:14 AM

Sometimes I get like this, I am 12 too and waking up is always EXTREMELY hard in the mornings b4 school. I didn't know that it all came down 2 diet and exercise! Thanx GL!

ShopperSoccerGurl on 9/7/2008 11:18:44 AM

i had the same problem but then i joined a sports team and it really helped!! just keep active and keep healthy!!

pinkpeanutprincess on 9/7/2008 11:23:16 AM

1st comment!!!

Cherry642 on 9/7/2008 11:26:57 AM

HELP PLEASE!!!

I just got asked out by my cell phone like today and its from my BGF what should I reply!!! PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cutiepie445 on 9/7/2008 11:42:01 AM

mod plz plz answer i have the same prob but i 'm very active and i eat healthy. whats wrong????? also i think i have strep throat but it's only the second week of school and i don't wanna miss it. my mom isn't taking me seriosly and won't take me to the ER because the pede's office is closed what should i do. i have had strep throat 2 times already this year. plz plz answer i need your help and quick thanx

Hey Girl, try taking some over the counter medicine for now, if it still hurts, go see your school nurse, this way your mom will serious that you are serious about it and still trying to fight through not feeling well. *Cara T*

gymnastgurl67 on 9/7/2008 12:14:23 PM

MOD MOD MOD******* Whoever is odding PLEEEEEEASE help! Okay so I have two questions. 1.) I know this guy and (lets call him Bob) I met Bob when I was at a play. He flirted with me(lyk he when we were playin on our nintendo ds's he moved close to me. He calls me show off b/c I beat the guys at video games. He also smiles at me). Do you think he lyks me? 2.) There is this guy on my bus. He talks to me and he took a picture of himself on my phone and set it as my screensaver. But the thing is that one of my friends who lies sometimes and tells the truth sometimes told me that he is a player. He also flunked a grade( he's in 8th and turning 15 and I am in 7th and turing 13). I dont kno who and wat to believe! Do u think he lyks me? If he does should I ask him out? Thanx!

Hey Girl, you should only ask out someone who you truly like and are crushing on, as for that guy the best thing you can do is just ask him flat out so you can know the truth.. *Cara T*

hannahmontana on 9/7/2008 12:19:39 PM

god, this so did not work! i tried it like fifty million times!

twilightlover112 on 9/7/2008 12:20:38 PM

I feel a gazillion times better after soccer practice, emotionally and physically....even when there are laps involved!

lexibird4 on 9/7/2008 12:34:37 PM

MOD! How can I talk to guys, I get really nervous when they start talking to me, and I can't look them in the eyes cause then I feel even more nervous! Help, ways to be less nervous in front of them!

Hey Girl, honestly they prob are just as nervous as you are! Just be confident and yourself, and talk about things they are interestred in at first to get the convo going.. relax too! They are just boys.. *Cara T*

claire_loves_dance on 9/7/2008 12:36:13 PM

try taking iron vitamins.they really help.make sure to ask your parents.

nikegirl521 on 9/7/2008 12:37:47 PM

yoooooo, ne1 wannu chat w/ me??????

uhll on 9/7/2008 1:19:06 PM

At least you can get sleep!!!!!!!!! I only can fall asleep at 1 or 2 in the morning!!!!!!! I have to get up at 6:30 every morning!!! (except weekends)I feel so tired right now I wonder how I'm making enough sense to write this!!!
MODs & other GL girls plz help!!!!!!

singrgirl13 on 9/7/2008 1:25:40 PM

MOD!!! i really liked this guy then when we finally started dating we had nothing to talk about and it was really awkward! what should i do? should i break up with him?

Hey Girl, you should talk to him about that first, tell him that you didnt think things would be awkward when you started dating and try to figure out ways together to act like how you guys were..*Cara T*

xoalexis129xo on 9/7/2008 1:38:23 PM

i know how you feel but i am really active and i run on xc for like 45 min evry day + the workout

hockeybaby55 on 9/7/2008 1:43:57 PM

also i have a routine that i do evry night so my body knows im going to sleep like i take a shower and reading like quiet time ah but i still don't wake up refreshed

hockeybaby55 on 9/7/2008 1:47:10 PM

MOD I have posted questions on Chores Galore and Rest Easy Recipe. I posted them hours ago and I haven't got replies. They are not innapropiate in any way. Is it because you are still answering other people's questions or is it like innapropiate or something? Thanksss so much.

Hey Girl, its prob because we tons of comments to go through..hang in there! *Cara T*

ttyltori on 9/7/2008 1:50:21 PM

singrgirl13

1 or 2 in the morning? 6:30 am wake up? OMG!!!! Maybe get an alarm clock that plays calming sounds like waves, or the rustle in the jungle. I have it and it really helps. Also get a mattress that is just really comfortable and get new pillows and a new cover that just makes you feel really warm and cosy etc. Also maybe turn your airconditioner onto low cool or something. Hope I helped, and if this doesn't work, talk to your parents or a school nurse or something.

MOD

Was that good advice?!

ttyltori on 9/7/2008 1:53:04 PM

Yeah usually I'm tired because I haven't gotten enough sleep. But usually I'm not tired until like 6th period at school and then I feel like crashing when I'm on the bus going home. It's usually because I have a hard time going to sleep at night. Now I'm sick because I haven't gotten enough rest and have been so busy with school, sports, and friends. I'm going to be working on a new schedule/routine this week though to keep me feeling better and not tired!

tigercutie3 on 9/7/2008 2:05:51 PM

hannahmontana- my advice is dont care if hes a player if he is. my boyfriends a player and every time he comes back to me after a mistake i feel more loved that is such a hawt move taking a picture of himself and settin it as ur screensaver one of the coolest guys i know flunked a grade smarts dont matter btw he probly is into you
bob sounds like he might like you too so decide which one you like more and FLIRT!!
You should ask him out but at first be like oh ya a few of uss are going bowling wanna come then you can gradually move to one on one

have_a_heart on 9/7/2008 2:11:23 PM

singrgrl13-
ok i went through that. i didnt know what was wrong i could lay there for hours with my eyes closed and nothing would happen first i thought why a few reasons could be do you shower right before bed do you drink sugary drinks less than 3 hours prior to bedtime do you do too little during the day also do you do things besides sleep in your bed if you answered yes you may need to change these habits also dont waatch tv when ur trying to sleep and if you have an alarm and have to wake up by urself instead of your mom wqaking you up you have better chances of waking up also try to look forward to stuff so you will want to wake up

have_a_heart on 9/7/2008 2:17:37 PM

Mod, my parents lets and gives my brother do anything he wants. even if it's expencive. but i don't get to do what i want and i get very little cheap items. and i normaly get what i don't want. my mom is sooooooo strict about what i wear 2. i can't wear pants with a tiny hole in the knee or there thrown out, skulls, and hearted crossbones. she also complains that "oh, it's a little long, it's to tight" normally, it isn't and i grow mo!!! and this year i'm turning 12 and my b-day is on sunday. my parents are getting me a fishing and hunting liscence. i don't like fishing and i hate hunting! i told them like, 5 times i don't want it and they keep saying i'm getting it. i'll never use the stupid tags!!!! i got very little for my b-day last year and the year before that. they spend all their time with and talking about my stupid brother. he also hits(not punch, just shouves and hits in the tummy, arms, and back.) me and teases me and he's 14! his hits don't leave marks if they did, he would be abusing me and would go 2 juvie(bad spelling). i know that b/c my dad is a cop. and he never gets a punishment eather! my parents just yell stop. the worst punishment he got is electronics taken away, so he would sneek mine! please don't tell me to talk about it with my rents` cause i have 1000 times and they do nothing. thnx!

Hey Girl, Im really sorry about that, but logically the only thing you could do to solve this problem is to talk to them face to face, maybe try talking to your brother to get through to them or another relative that you are close to and can relate too, that way maybe they'll listen to them and finally understand how you feel.. good luck! *Cara T*

rockstar#7*AKA*green bay packers fan on 9/7/2008 2:26:21 PM

MOD*MOD*MOD*MOD*MOD*MOD*MOD*MOD* I sweat a lot!! I always have a HUGE sweat stain on my armpits like halfway thru the day!! My antiperspirants don't work, and I have tried most of them!! Including Certain Dri, Secret's Clinical Strength, and the OMG! one, and none of them work!! And I forgot to tell my doctor when I went for my physical! I also wash my armpits really well when I take a shower, and i shave them too!! What can I do to stop sweating so much???? PLEASE HELP!!!!

Hey Girl, if its really that bad, you need to talk to your doctor or a dermatologist to recommend the right thing for you. *Cara T*

FutbolChica on 9/7/2008 2:27:28 PM

MOD!!! so i really like this guy and he's cute and nice and we seem to run into each other everywhere and We kinda Flirt and all but i think he thinks that we just talk... how do i let him kno i want to be friends... and maybe GF&BF!!?? Please hep anyone!!!

Hey Girl, try asking him if he is into anyone, and spend more time with him or talking to him more, just be confident! *Cara T*

sftballchika888 on 9/7/2008 2:27:32 PM

MOD! I met this guy in my PE class last year, and we've been together since June. He is so awesome. He always makes jokes like..."every time there is an akward silence a gay baby is born". So now whenever there's an akward silence betwwen us, he says "nooooo! we CANNOT let another gay baby be born!!!" or does this voice like a girl "OMG i broke a nail". Something like that. Anyway, he told me he is bisexual a few weeks ago. It doesn't bother me. But he only told me because he had a hicky on his neck (from a guy). I really do believe it's from a guy, though. He says he loves me, and I say it back. But he's 14 and I'm 12. (I'll be 13 in Oct, and he'll be 15 in Nov.) My question is, would you believe the hicky is from a guy? Would you care? I honestly don't, I just want another opinion. Thanks!!!!! I know it's long, sorry!

Hey Girl, I dont see why he would lie about something like that, and I wouldnt care at all , I think its great that he is open and proud of himself. *Cara T*

nicole1044 on 9/7/2008 2:33:20 PM

MY comment is taking forever to post!

sftballchika888 on 9/7/2008 2:33:39 PM

MOD MOD MOD MOD okay i just got asked to homecoming by this guy and im sooo excited! im kinda nervous to tell my mom tho, like she wont be mad cuz she thinks he's nice but im still scared to tell her how should i? thanks!

Hey Girl, dont be at all, just act like its not that big of deal when you tell her..you'll be fine, no worries. *Cara T*

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pinkddancer1008 on 9/7/2008 2:42:52 PM

that's like with me i'm always tired too
but now i have these ideas and i think they ROCK!!!!

bye bye
♥ya

angel365 on 9/7/2008 2:59:31 PM

MOD! i am going late school clothes shopping i want really cute stuff but wat kind of stuff should i get?

i_lik_2_GMBO! on 9/7/2008 3:11:56 PM

~i_lik_2_GMBO!
heyy i would reccomend sticking to the basics...new jeans, a few cute shirts, sweatshirts...whatever it is you need. just remember that the weathers gonna be cooling down, so need to buy more short-sleeved shirts, tank tops, or shorts that u wont be able to wear until spring. the good news is that since you're going after school has started, you'll hit more sales, which means more clothes!

nikki x3 on 9/7/2008 3:22:34 PM

MOD: I've been thinking about teaching myself how to the guitar. Do you know about how much they cost?

hey Girl, im not sure, Im sure you can look it up online tho. *Cara T*

♥Orange Juice a.k.a. OJ♥ on 9/7/2008 3:23:03 PM

First of all, try to eat a more balanced diet. And that includes water...water...water! Water always keeps you more energized. Also, remember to get that 30 minutes of exercise every day! It helps out a lot!

fluteplaya101 on 9/7/2008 3:26:05 PM

♥Orange Juice a.k.a. OJ♥--
my sis did that. u should buy a book on it, thats wat she did and shes really good.

MOD,
my bro and dad bought a dutch oven from Dick's Sporting Goods. it was made in china. idk how much it cost but i have a good guess it wasnt too expensive. im afraid it will have lead in it. they r making our dinner in it as we speak!! (er...write) and i am so scared!! help!!

biker08chick on 9/7/2008 3:29:06 PM

MOD:
mi bff just called mi. we r takng dance this year. and she got a call from the studio saying the teacher can't teach the class and the class was moved from 4:45 to 6:15. i told mi dad and mi mom is working today/tonight and she told mi she doesn't wat mi to take a later class. cuz its like near dinner and in the middle of mi homework time. but mi mom and dad paid for the first month already! should i still take the class?

maine lover 4 ever on 9/7/2008 3:31:50 PM

thanx cara. i just took a nice long nap too. and it helped a little

gymnastgurl67 on 9/7/2008 3:43:05 PM

that happens to mi all the time! thanks for the tips!

maine lover 4 ever on 9/7/2008 3:44:19 PM

Orange Juice~~~~~~~~~ are you talking acoustic guitar? cuz i just got like my 5th guitar, yeah i know i have a lot, a moderately priced blue sunburst acoustic for a really good price only like 300 or so
A good place to look is house of guitars idk if there's one near wwhere you live tho and also Guitar Center

Look it up on your comp to see for sure tho like Cara said
ps you'll have so much fun playing !!!

hockeybaby55 on 9/7/2008 3:50:45 PM

~orange juice a.k.a OJ
thats awesome that u wanna learn 2 play guitar! i play and trust me, you'll have a lot of fun w/ it...the cost of guitars varies A LOT- from like $50 to like $5,000! 2 start off, u probably want something middle-range...maybe about $100. i would reccomend going 2 a music store 2 look @ the different guitars, and find a decent one @ a price that works 4 u.

nikki x3 on 9/7/2008 3:57:19 PM

************MOD**************

Please help,lately i've been really badly moody because of my anxiety. Now while i'm on my period I feel so moody that i almost am starting to feel a bit crazy. Is this normal?

jesusxfreak2 on 9/7/2008 3:57:51 PM

**MOD**

I want to start excrecising more but everytime I decide to start excercising i stop after a few days/get bored after a few days...do you have any fun idea to start excercising that arent boring and that i can keep doing everyday thanks!!

k123k on 9/7/2008 4:05:19 PM