I am 4lbs away from my goal and my family had a mini-intervention with me to tell me that I am too thin. They are concerned that I am obsessed with the diet. I am 5'6 and 154lbs - I don't consider this thin.

Has anyone else experienced this kind of backlash? How do you handle such comments? Because I am started to get VERY irritated?

you look good and healthy to me

maybe they are just used to old you?

I just remind my family and friends that I am being monitored by my doctor, and thank-you for caring.

As long as you and your doctor are happy with your weight, I would not worry. Your family is just needing to get used to seeing the new you.

Keep up the great work!

People are so used to looking at overweight people that they have no idea what you are REALLY supposed to look like! Disregard them....tell them to do some more homework and perhaps they should look in the mirror and reevaluate their own circumstances....chances are THEY are overweight and jealous!

You look great to me! Don't let anyone discourage you! I don't think 5'6 154 lbs is a dangerous weight at all!

Your BMI for 5'6" and 154 is 24.9, which is JUST in the normal range, 25 is still considered overweight! You are considered in the healthy range when your BMI is between 18 and 24.9. The top of the range is supposed to be for people with large frames.

You're doing great! And you are so not 'too skinny,' though you probably look so drastically different to them they are having a hard time adjusting to the new you. I agree with all the others above. (Bet none of them told you they were worried about you when you were at your highest weight, did they?)

Edit - hope that doesn't sound like I think you're still too heavy cuz that is NOT what I meant. You look fantastic in your pic!

EllyElle
Use facts to talk to them
Your BMI is 24.9, which is "just" into the normal BMI range
25 is the beginning of the overweight range.
So, they are just used to seeing you heavier.

According to the BMI, you'd have to be below 120 to be underweight (or just tell them lose 30 more lbs,which you DON'T plan to do!)

We could debate the BMI here but no need...it's a good way to silence your unknowing critics.

Congrats on normal weight!

Greeniris, it's funny you mention nobody expressed concern when I was overweight. Now it's "you're too thin, I can see your collar bone". You kind of start to second guess yourself.

I tell ya, there's a lot one has to prepare for mentally once they have lost the weight. I think it would be very beneficial to have a component in Ideal Protein that aims to prepare you for 'Life After Weight Loss"; though you can never really be 100% prepared .

This actually does happen to some people they try to get down to unrealistic weights. You are not one of those. You look like a million $$$, nice healthy weight for your height and frame.

Not an IPer but I saw this thread and wanted to chime in. We are about the same height and weight, although a number of years separate us. I'm not too thin, and neither are you. You look AWESOME in your photo!! Congratulations on your weightloss!

Well, maybe you should at least consider what your family is saying. Don't go by just numbers. You do look thin, not "too" thin, but my family would have the same reaction if I were your size. But do consider that you might feel you are bigger than you are, and your family may see something different. Still, you live for you, not to please everyone else! So do what you want, either stick with it and lose the last couple pounds, or just figure you are lean and healthy and work to maintain that.

I'm not your family but I do recall you posting a thread about how you couldn't stop cheating on weekends.

My point is - maybe it's not your weight they're concerned about but your mental state. Are you talking about your diet and/or weight loss all the time?

Whenever I hear feedback I don't agree with I always try to look at things from the other person's perspective to see if I can understand where they're coming from.

Surely you're not anywhere close to dangerously thin but maybe your size isn't what they're concerned about?

You look great! And your collarbones being visible doesn't mean that you're underweight. Even at my highest weight my collar bones stuck out. Work with your doctor and follow what you've learned and enjoy being a much healthier version of you!

Only you know deep down if their concerns are valid, not so much from a "too thin" perspective, but from an "obsessed with the diet" perspective. It seems from your post that your family has two concerns. That said, other peoples' reactions to the weight loss of a family member or friend can be rather odd! It's like, how dare you change how we see you and upset us in the process! I tend to think of those reactions as not about me but ultimately about them.