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Q: Im not sure, but i think im starting 2 over eat. I get hungry every 2 hours, eacht ime eating a full meal. I can tell my stomach is gettin fatter jus by the way my clothes r fitting. I also cant stop drinkin soda. I crave it when i cant have it even though i try and fight it. Ive never been overweight. Last time i was weighed which was about a month ago, i was about 110 and im jus barely 5'2" and 13. Do any of you know a way that i can stop eatin so much and tone up my stomach again??? Any help is appreciated!!!

Yeah sometimes I have those cravings too. Just eat breakfest, lunch, dinner and keep yourself busy during the day (playing sports, watching tv, internet, etc) so you'll forget about food.

Q:
does he like me or does he like herr???

(sry i know this is long)

ok ..im 14/f and one of my best friends is 14/m..he doesnt go to my school...although lives in the district and i seem him here and there...hes been askin me how to ask a girl out..and i kept telling him to be himself..he just wont listen to me on that part advice...and he kepts telling me to put myself in that position..and i said "no" then he said "well its not hard 4 u ur a girl" and i said "its hard 4 us as well..bc we have to turn down guys we dont like"..and i dk how to tell just to be himself..bc he wont listen to that...and he a few days ago he asked me "how do i ask a girl out and not get turned down??"..and im like idk its not something predictable...and he goes to a private school..and i go to public school..so i have no clue who this girl is..if i did ..i would have asked her if she liked him..but i dk ....so im pointless at this point...-thx

P.S. also...i asked him last night on-line what this girls name is and he said "marissa" and i asked him way be4 that.."what would you say if i said i liked you" and he said "i dunno" and said well what would your 1st response be if i said i did and he said "u do?" and i said oooo..then he said something or w/e and i said you scare me sometimes and he didnt say anything for 2 mins and i said..."do you care that you do sometimes" and he said "yea"..and i said "how much?" and he said "______________________________________________________________________________"
and i said "ooohh"..and when we got into an little argument over what is harder being a girl or being a guy...and he said we have it easier..and when i said "no we dont bc we have to turn down guys who ask us out, i had to do it 5 times" and he said "w/ whoooo?"..like if he was affaird i was taken or something..ahh it drives me insane..-thx again

You guys are arguing over something pretty stupid. Just tell him that both the girl and the guy, have it hard you kno?. You dont need to argue about this, the main point is he wants to ask someone out and he asked you for help. Tell him, if he doesnt want to get turned down..that he should talk to her more before just asking her out. He needs to get to know her better, and then ask her out. He needs to get her number, screen-name, etc. Go out with her just as friends..and if he sees there might be something there-then he should ask her out. Do you think your the girl he likes? Well, if you do..Dont say anything. It could be you, and it could not be you. You just have to wait and see. I hope I helped, and dont argue about who has it harder. K:) Any more questions, ask me!

Q: Hey guys,
The world has brought together by internet but there are some outstandingly obscene websites and titles which are mentally disturbing. I came across one of the site which shows porn photographs and movies on the sex relationship between Mom-Son, Dad-Daughter. Can it happen? I stronlgy believe that it is highly impossible. The relation between parents and their kids is such a holy and lovely relation, that they can't even imagine such thing about each other. I am really disturbed after accidentally watching that site. Please share your sincere ideas/thoughts/experiences whether this could happen? Thanks.

Its probably fake. There are sickos out there, but I bet they just say "Mom/son action xxx" lol..its probably just a girl and a guy that arent even related..so yeah.

Q: how do you get the cool designs in your advice columns???

If your talking about the different layouts, go to Column Settings and you'll see something that says "approved public styles" and you can change the layout there...Hope I helped

Q: ive just started doing pot this year and i feel that ive becoming addicted to it now. When i did it for the first time i told myself that i wouldn't get addicted, but now its so hard not to do it. Most of my friends do it and when im around it i just wanna smoke it up with them too. What should i do?

If you want to stop, then you need to stop hanging around people that smoke. But if you dont want to stop completley, there is no way to really stop your addiction unless you stop all of the smoking.

Q: i've been eating a lot of candy for like the past 3 days, pretty much all ive ate was candy and chocolates and soda, n the only food was pizza and a hot dog. me and my parents are like 99% sure that i have diabetes and ive heard that one of the things that will happen to you when you have diabetes is mouth pain and i always have mouth pain, i have to tak 3 aspirins every morning so it wont hurt in school. so we thought it was a cavitty and we went to the dentist and there was nothing on the x ray so now were like positive its diabetes. anyways, today my mouth was hurting really bad so i took 4 aspirins and i couldnt take the pain and that hasnt helped so i took one more and it still was hurting so i went to go brush my teeth and wen i spit out blood came out and i checked my gums to see if they were just bleeding from the toothbrush and they werent so i just spit and blood came out in this thick mucus (sorry if thats gross) so i was kind of worried then it still hurt so i took 2 more aspirins cause the pain was unbearable. so basically i have taken 7 asprins and i only weigh 100 pounds, im really scared but no ones home and im scared to go to a neighbor or call 911..and i really dont want to puke, do you think ive over dosed or anything please help

Yes, you probably overdoesed. Look at the asprin bottle, read the over-dosing things. If you overdosed you need to go to a doctor asap. Ask your neighbors to take you because you might have overdoesed and yeah..

Q: Today My dad told me I needed to pack my bags and get out... what can I do... I have no where to go or anything... My friends arnt at home and most of the ones who are dont want to come between my parents and myself... what to do? Plz Help...

Do you go to a church? If so, go over someone's house from church. Or go to your grandparents house, . Just go everywhere you can and see if they can take you in. I hope I helped and I hope everything works out.

Q: Tomorrow my friends and I are making lunches for each other, just to have a change from the normal boring stuff we usually make ourselves. I'd love it if I could get some ideas on things I could make for my friend. Nothing too complicated, but not too boring. Basically I need to bring her a drink, the main thing, a dessert, and some snack-type foods. So yeah, any ideas? Thanks!
P.S.:I can't use mayo.

How about making a heart-shaped sandwhich, or a heard shaped cookie or something. Snack type foods could be like: granola bars, fruit-roll ups are fun, gushers. And if you do a heart shaped cookie, put two eyes, a nose, and mouth with icing or licorice or something. Hope I helped a little..

Q: Im haveing a grage sale on saturday i no a week away but i need some ideas of how to make more money and how to attrack costurmers all hte money is goin to go to me and my mom to go to paris in march! (hehe im there on my b day)
ya do u have n e ideas?

Have posters up for the rest of the week with your number, address, and date of garge sale.

Q:
I broke my wrist lyk 2 years ago and sometimes it totaly gives out on me is that normal?
-kla
Ps.I wear a brace to do tumbling.
and im 13 so i was 11 when i did it so ya!
when i broke it it was a bad break it was all the way over and i couldnt feel it so it didnt hurt! bad break ya .

It gives out beacause you think your still hurt. its been 2 years, you should be fine! You cant depend on the brace, take it off..Braces dont help much when your healed..Trust me i know lots of cheerleaders that broke something while tumbling and they depended on their braces for a long time, and they didnt even need it!

Q: I love volleyball... but i fucking hate my coaches... they are such dush bags... should i quit or should i stick with it? if i quit i would def. play soccer... HELP!!

lol, Yeah just play soccer if you dont like your coaches but play volleyball just for fun.

Q: ok im 15 are you supposed to be depressed upset and wanting to cry all the time

yeah, most girls that age get sad, and all emotional for really stupid reasons..just apahse..you'll grow out of it..

Q: does anyone have any notes on the book sadako and the thousand paper cranes? pleez. i rate up to 10! even 4 trying i will rate high!

www.cliffsnotes.com -they usally have a free summary of each chapter of your book, bookrags.com works best though

Q: Do any of ya'll know the average breast size for a women? Thanks.

Probably like B cup-C cup. But everyone is different so yah! it also depends on your genes (dna stuff)

Q: ok welll i like this guy, whose name is Frankie. Frankie is a total skater dude, and i'm well... kinda preppy. The only reason i've really talked to him is cause he sat by me in a couple of my classes. When i talked to him he was really nice.. and sweet. I finally realized i liked him. I really dont kno if he likes me cuz he's so different from guys i normally like.. and soo different from me. Anyways we had this little inside joke thing where we always like wave to each other outside of this one class we have 2gether... and ya.. he always smilies and waves when he sees me and he is sooooo nice. I mean from what i can tell i barely kno him tho... it really stinks. Yesterday he switched some classes and now i have no classes with him... i'm really upset. It ruint my whole day yesterday anyways.. i really wanna talk to him and just get to know him better. but there are some problems... i'm pretty outgoing but i can be really shy around guys and stuff.... Frankie is totally different from me, and a skater dude...... most of his friends totally hate me.... and most of my friends dont realli kno him (and i wont tell them who he is)..... and i have no classes with him. He still waves to me tho. i need advice on how to like talk to frankie and like realli have a converstaion with him or just play around. i'm pretty creative, but with all the problems i dunno wut 2 do.... and i'm just not very bold when it comes to guys... plz help me find a way to talk to frankie!!!! (PS.. in case it helps, I'm 13)

Well maybe he likes you! he waves to you so he could like you..Even if your different..opposites attract. When he waves to you, go up to him and ask for his number or screen-name. He will give it to you, I'm 99% sure! Then talk to him online or tha fone for a while and then if he likes you he'll ask you out. or you can ask him out and be cool. haha Also, ask him if he wants to go to the movies sometime. Oh and just because his friends dont like you, doesnt mean he doesnt like you. Hope I helped! if you have any more questions..feel free to ask!

Q: Alright, I highlighted my hair about August 17. Do you think it would be a good or bad for me to highlight it again? It's growing out so I think I should. Altho, I don't want to burn up my hair.

If you look in the mirror, and can see that you have roots.. you should go. Dont worry 3 months is long enough. Hope I helped

Q: i have this friend and he keeps telling me he likes me. He said he was in love with me and that he loved my body. He is really nice. People are always calling him gay and mean things. He keeps asking me out almost everyday. It is getting annoying. I keep telling him no. I try to say like i not being mean. (I'll sorta laugh like it is a joke.) I dont want to hurt his feelings. Today he asked me out. He said, "If you go out with me I'll give you a cell phone! It's prepaid and eveything!" I hate to keep telling him no, that i dont want to go out with him. How can I tell him I only like him as a friend and nothing more without hurting his feelings? I dont want thing to be too weird between us.

Well obviously he's not listening. So now you have to tell him straight up that you dont like him, and nothing will happen between you two. It may be mean, but thats the only way you'll get him to listen. And tell him that he needs to stop asking cuz each time your answer will be no, and he should save his breath:D

Q: okay i have a problem.... i cut myself... and i dont know how to stop.. its just that i get all jittery and the room spins but as soon as i cut myself i feel normal again and i get a major high off of it.... i want to stop because i know that someone is going to find out and than my life wil be over... so i guess my question is how do i stop without my friends or family ever finding out???

Hide all sharp objects so when you feel like you need to cut you wont have anything sharp around..you could bite your nails..

Q: ok, i'm a 17 year old male from portland, oregon.
I'm bisexual. There's this guy at school that i have a crush on, but he's totaLLy straight. of course i never told him because we're good friends and him even knowing i'm bi would ruin the friendship. Point being...I found out i'm moving to colorado soon. Should i tell him how I feel, and ruin the friendship forever, or keep me feelings to myself and leave him with good thoughts of me.

confused, male, age17

I think you should keep the feelings to yourself. Your moving, and theres no point in getting your feelings hurt. you dont want him talking with his friends later on and being like "Dude you know (your name) he has a crush on me! Thank God he moved.." That sucks even if you dont know people are talking crap. Dont say anything, because his response will suck and you'll feel like crap. Just move on cuz it wont happen..and find some hott guy in colorado! :D! Hope I helped, if you have any more questions ask or IM me on aim sherry7pchik

Q: Can you tell if someone is gay or not? how?

Yeah you can, its totally obvious. People that try to hide it should stop trying because its sooo obvious. You can tell by the way the guy dresses, if he takes care of himself and all..but that could mean hes just metrosexual. And you just need to listen to what they say, and then yeah. Its hard to explain, but if hes gay..you just know it!