As a teenager being overweight can be difficult.
Anything that stands out at all during this period of life can be met with other people making comments and making you feel bad.
For many, there is a huge pressure to lose weight as a teenager to help fit in better.
One huge mistake that many teens do is try diets that are not healthy at all in attempts to lose weight quickly.
There are many who starve themselves, binge and purge, and develop quite a few destructive eating habits.
If you haven't started these, don't even think about doing these.
If you have started these habits and can't stop, get some help.
As a teenager your body is still growing.
During these years you need to have proper nutrition.
This is why starvation is not a good option.
What you need to focus on is cutting out some bad foods like fried foods, fats, and excessive sugars replacing this food with natural fruits and vegetables.
Eat these types of foods not only to have better health but also because these types of foods over the long run will help you get to your weight goals.
This type of eating won't sacrifice the nutrition that you need.
Secondly, focus on doing some physical activity.
As a teenager it's generally pretty easy to join sports teams and stay active.
Find some activities that you find to be fun and stay active.
Even a few days a week of activity will help you burn off some extra calories.
Despite what you might believe, weight loss does take time.
It's not easy to lose 20 pounds in a month.
It's more realistic to lose 20 pounds over about 6 months which is about 1 pound a week.
Develop these two habits above and this is the healthiest way as a teenager to lose extra weight.