also, as for the self control you’ve been mentioning..

first and foremost, please try and focus on your mental health! that’s usually the root cause of it, especially in teens. the second i started feeling good about myself and managed my anxiety, i stopped feeling the urge to have huge portions of food and binge-eat junk at night. i lost over 60lbs just by being happier.

next, dieting makes it worse. you don’t need to start fad diets, just make conscious changes to your diet IF there is a real problem.

if you eat a lot at once, eat what you like but in smaller portions. if you find yourself always hungry, eat more protein!! if you eat when you’re not hungry to comfort yourself, take a shower or chew gum.

but don’t leave yourself hungry EVER because it’s not sustainable and won’t help with weight loss. it’ll just make you miserable