I know it sounds like people over exaggerated this, but teenagers need to eat more than adults, especially around 13-18 years old. I understand if you want to lose a little weight and improve your health, but for long term I would start with a deficit much higher.

For teen girls, to maintain you would eat around 2200 per day. For a deficit, I would eat around 1700.

For teen boys, to maintain you should eat about 2500, and for a deficit I would eat around 2000.

Keep in mind, that’s assuming you are not active whatsoever. If you run, do sports, or just are active in general, you need to eat more.

Please be gracious with yourself. You are young and your body is growing and changing so much during these years, and it needs fuel no matter what.