How do I get my email to not show up when I use iMessage?

After updating my software to iOS 7, every time I use iMessage my email shows up on others phones instead of my contact name and my phone number. I tried making sure my phone number was entered into my appleid settings, restarted my phone and signed in out of my appleid but nothing works. My phone number is greeted out and does not show up under "start new conversations with" like it says it should on the apple website. This is a really frustrating problem and am desperate for a solution. Please help!

Hello Remundy,
Thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with iMessage.  It sounds like your phone number is not checked and greyed out in Settings > Messages > Send & Receive. This usually occurs when the phone number is waiting to be activated with iMessage. It should take no longer than 24 hours, and may resolve on its own.
However, if you continue to have issues, the following article usually provides a resolution:
iOS: Troubleshooting FaceTime and iMessage activation
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4268
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Best,
Sheila M.

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