i Totally agree. i was 240 lbs in december (my peak weight) and now im 210. and u know what i did? sports. I eat healthy and clean, 6 smaller meals a day but i by no m,eans count calories. if I want to eat out i do, however i comprimise and dont go all out like i used to. if i want to get hammed on a friday night, i will. but on saturday morning, im gonna call up my buddies, goto the park with a football and a basketball and play HARD for hours. im talking like, 3-5 hours some days. and the reason i keep losing weight is because its not a chore to do this cardio, its fun and i really enjoy it. There is nothing better than looking forward to cardio. This is my THIRD time trying to lose weight so far(it will be the last ) and the NUMBEr on thing that changed was my cardio. I used to HATE running on a treadmill or elipcitacl or some other boring shit. therefore, i didnt do it. but basketball is mad fun lol. or football, or frisbee, hockey, tennis... the possibulities are endless.I just go into activites looking for a good workout, wich normall translates to success when ur playing (i run back on defense EVERY single play, good cardio+good basketball) Also, another huge thing is to be SOMEWHAT loose with ur diet. im not saying go nuts, but if u want to eat something sweet, go for it (in moderation of course.) But know that u treated urself that day, and eat less later or exercise a bit more. Those 2 things alone are what made the difference in changing my life.
So yes, i fully agree that teenagers dont need to do anything fancy. eat clean and healthy diets and just be active playing sports and the weight will fly off while ur having fun. And when u go home, throw in some pushups, situps, or whatever body weight exercise u can find. Im actually getting really good strength training results just from doing different variations of pushups and situps. and it costs a whopping 0 dollars. thats an amazing price for all the confidence and pride your going to take in yourself.
Moral of the story: My man boobs are gone from playing sports!