Coworker said I looked "skeletal" and that I should "stop" losing any more weight

jemhh

LotusFlwr2013 wrote: »

DrEnalg wrote: »

My profile pic is a very recent pic of me from a day or so ago. I'm six-foot-three, 207 (as of today) with some decent base muscle from about 20 years of weightlifting (although I haven't lifted for about a year and a half now).

Should I stop losing, or keep going? I still have an "overweight" BMI, I'm just not sure what that means at this point.

You Look Good, and I don't think you have any fat ...and I do not think you are skeletal you LOOK fit and healthy... if people on this site bothered to actually open and look at your picture you can tell you are all abs...

That being said, my boyfriend is like you, 6'3 and weighs 211lbs... his body fat is .08%... so forget everyone's visual assessment (including the people on here as camera weight and photogenic is factored in) and go to your doctor and get a real assessment.

Everybody has fat. It's not an insult. It's a fact.

OP, your coworker was rude and the comment was inaccurate. You are not skeletal. I would suggest going to maintenance calories and lifting weights. There are a few outlier groups when it comes to BMI and you are in one of them because you are tall. I wouldn't pay it a bit of attention at this point.

Good work, btw.

yusaku02

You don't look skeletal at all. Keep going.

dubird

Photoshop your head onto a picture of a skeleton to show that they're wrong? I dunno, I tend to be a smartass when people make comments like that. Well, not at first. Personally, I wouldn't worry about it. You look like you're in good shape, maybe a touch over the top of what your weight range would be, but with also gaining muscle, that does change the numbers on the scale a bit. I would say talk to the doctor to make sure you know exactly what your weight range is for your body, and stick with that. If they keep making comments, just ignore them or make a comment about doing what the doctor said. Kinda hard to argue with professional medical advice (though that doesn't stop some people!)

LotusFlwr2013

jemhh wrote: »

LotusFlwr2013 wrote: »

DrEnalg wrote: »

My profile pic is a very recent pic of me from a day or so ago. I'm six-foot-three, 207 (as of today) with some decent base muscle from about 20 years of weightlifting (although I haven't lifted for about a year and a half now).

Should I stop losing, or keep going? I still have an "overweight" BMI, I'm just not sure what that means at this point.

You Look Good, and I don't think you have any fat ...and I do not think you are skeletal you LOOK fit and healthy... if people on this site bothered to actually open and look at your picture you can tell you are all abs...

That being said, my boyfriend is like you, 6'3 and weighs 211lbs... his body fat is .08%... so forget everyone's visual assessment (including the people on here as camera weight and photogenic is factored in) and go to your doctor and get a real assessment.

Everybody has fat. It's not an insult. It's a fact.

OP, your coworker was rude and the comment was inaccurate. You are not skeletal. I would suggest going to maintenance calories and lifting weights. There are a few outlier groups when it comes to BMI and you are in one of them because you are tall. I wouldn't pay it a bit of attention at this point.

Good work, btw.

Thank you, I meant non-essential fat... I have altered the comment...

MakedaWK

You look great! Sounds like you've got some haters though - ignore them and keep striving for health!

Naja_

Firstly, you don't look skeletal. You look amazing.

Secondly, as long as you are happy with your progress KEEP GOING.

You know you're doing something right when people that wish they had an OUNCE of your will power start making snarky comments. I'm sure his girl thinks your hot!