Getting too carried away with the weight loss?

Looking good, I think peoples perception of a healthy weight have been skewed where someone overweight in most eyes can be seen as healthy/slim. Throw facts at them like BMI, Waist-to-Height Ratio and educate them to what you've done is extend your life!

You have a cyclist's body, but I wouldn't try to cut anymore.

So many times people answer with 'jealousy' etc - but in this sort of case I think it's just because people get used to seeing how you look when bigger.

I've had similar - when I got to my thinnest and still had a bit of flab, people were saying I looked "too thin" and "ill" (to be fair I do have a big frame) - I'd bet if they'd first met me at that weight they wouldn't have thought "oh, he's skinny".

You look fine as far as a fairly thin/skinny person goes.
For me, I want more muscle - but as mentioned, I've got a naturally large frame and probably watched too many Arnie action films when growing up so no doubt have a messed up body-image :P.

Well done on the weight loss and you look fine - you can even see muscle in one pic. You also seem to have a healthy relationship with food and fitness.

I think there are two reasons why people comment. A You have lost a lot quite quickly and people are still getting used to the new you and B others are jealous that you have succeeded where they have failed.

I used to be in the same situation as you. I went from 14 stone to 10 stone and loads of people said I was too thin. It's for two reasons:

They're not used to seeing you like that.
They don't know what healthy BMI 'looks' like.

Some might be because of jealousy but mostly it's because of the above.

Just stick with it and don't go out of your healthy range.

wow well done! As so many have said once you are in the right BMI for your height and you are eating properly and you are in a healthy weight range then people will get used to seeing you as you are.I can understand society is preoccupied by weight whether its too much or too little,and it is so easy for people to get worried when they see a huge change,health and strength are the most important here once you have both of those then you are fine!

I think you look fine! I don't see any rib cage, and you don't have "scrawny" arms in the shirtless picture. You look healthy. Of course, if you want some improvement that they will be super jealous of then start weight lifting and build some nice muscle. If you get bored with weights I suggest you try a very simple program like Stronglifts 5X5. Do whatever makes you happiest in the end though.

You look fine to me.

Perhaps it's because you live in Manchester and don't look like you've been Tangoed that all the haters are coming out of the woodwork?

Hey Karleh, I think you look great but maybe this can help, cos it takes your frame into consideration:

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/ideal_body_weight.htm

you look just fine!! Its just because so many people are overweight so they are not used to seeing people at a healthy weight and therefore they think you are too thin. Stay confident!

And don't let your girlfriend tell you that she liked you better obese, that's like saying "I like you better when you were unhealthy and at risk of many diseases and when I felt that you had over-scored when you got together with me!" see that's not nice....

I have since had a talk with her about it and she has realised how insulting it was, I basically asked her how she would feel if I told her she weighed too much and was unattractive and she seemed genuinely sorry about saying it. Still it is now in my mind about how she is unhappy with how I look which is a bit rubbish.

I and my bf (now fiancé) started on MFP together; he because he was underweight and always had been and everyone had been telling him "just wait until you hit ... and you'll put on weight" but that never happened. And I because I was much too heavy. Long story short, he gained 10 kg and I lost about 20. Anyways, even though I knew it was good for him and I knew it was healthy for him and all that, it took a little while to get used to his new form. his face changed a little bit, and his hugs felt different. the hardest for me was though when his smell changed a bit, from eating all that extra protein. thankfully that's gone back to normal now! Maybe you can talk to your gf - maybe she's afraid that you're becoming a different person, she's afraid of losing the man she fell in love with? Give her some time and ask her to give your relationship some time to get accustomed to your new shape. As you said, intellectually she understands that you're in a healthy weight range but our emotions and subconscious sometimes don't pay attention to the brain.