Goal reached. Family horrified.

Oh no! If your family truly are commenting on how you look and not how healthy you are, then I personally think it's a wee bit mean as you look very strong and fit. However, if what they are saying is based on a concern for your health and well being, including mental health, then perhaps you could talk with them frankly and make sure everyone is on the same page as to how you are feeling. It's easy to get a little bit obsessed with weight loss and exercise.

Your family do NOT sound supportive at all. You look fabulous!! I would kill to have a stomach as flat as yours! You don't look unhealthy in the slightest, you are glowing and are clearly a lot healthier.
Please don't let them lead you astray - you honestly look great.

You look healthy and normal and these things would hurt anyone's feelings. Maybe they just got so used to seeing you overweight that the change is jarring.

Also, you have a longer face with a prominent chin. Mine is very similar. Your face is thinner now, which makes the length more obvious. That could be what people are noticing. Though its incredibly rude of them to make comments like that, and they can all go pound sand for all I care...


...you *could* try a little bit of blush to minimize the *longness* of your face. Just for your own pleasure, of course. I do this, and I'm happy with the results. I should say, though, that you are beautiful without.

http://www.typef.com/article/make-face-look-wider-blush/

I didn't read through this whole thread, but I just want to say you are cute as a button and look freakin' fantastic! Your face looks beautiful and I no idea why your family would say those hurtful things to you. In my opinion, I think you need to do what makes YOU happy and try to ignore their negativity!

You look great. Healthy, an appropriate weight, not "ew" at all. Your family got used to you looking a certain way. Your body and face shapes changed more than they were prepared for and they think it's wrong. That's a common enough reaction, really, which is pretty sad. Try your best not to let it get to you because you've done nothing wrong.

You look amazing! Don't let them get to you. My family have always been the "You're too fat, you need to lose weight" type too, and now that I'm doing it, I suspect they will start up with the "you're too thin" remarks once I've hit goal as well. Listen to your instincts... as you said you're in the normal bmi, you feel good and are active and healthy. THAT is what you need to keep reminding yourself of

Girl, you look great! You're at a healthy BMI and your health is all that matters. I know family can be pain to deal with, no matter how many pounds I lose, I always get the "Look how fat you are" and "If you just lose 10 lbs, you'll look fabulous". I can never win. Keep up the good work and count your blessings that you're family doesn't live in the same town as you

and people wonder where insecurities come from...
You look great and have done a wonderful job taking care of yourself, don't let other people take up space in your head!

My clients experience this all the time! They are terrified. If you "change" that means that your relationship with them might "change" too. The bottom line is they care about you and don't want to lose you. They just need time to learn that they can have a relationship with the new you and you wont judge them for their eating habits.

You look amazing, well done and KEEP it up!

Jealousy is an ugly beast. Ignore it.

You look great. If you talk to your family over skype maybe you don't see them very often? If not then they are just used to seeing you heavier and they need to get used to seeing you as you are now. For those who, supposedly, know something about nutrition give them facts by stating that you are finally in the healthy range for BMI and you intend to stay there to stay healthy. (I also noticed the sports you listed for your father tend to be ones where heavier - although muscle not fat - is better, so that may skew his body perception as well)

I'm not going to read through the other 12 pages but I will say you look amazing. Definitely not too thin or "Ew". Who says that?!?!
I think you look healthy and happy and I wouldn't change a thing.

The only thing I can think about your family (besides that they need lessons in tact) is they are used to seeing you a certain way. When folks lose a bunch of weight it doesn't fit with how we are used to seeing them. I know two women (older than you) who both lost a bunch of weight. Unfortunately they did it with pure cardio and little to no lifting and their faces looked old and gaunt. It took me a few months with one of them to see her thinner as her normal look and now I think she looks fine. The other one though still looks bad and keeps losing and looking worse.

If your family says anything again I'd thank them for their love and concern, tell them according to your doctor you are very healthy and that you personally are quite happy with how you look. I'd let them know you would appreciate them not making any more negative comments because it's just hurtful. Hopefully that will shut them up!

Congratulations!

Your family is inconsistent, and annoying. Are you happy? Stop worrying what they say.

First of all - who in the heck doesn't look "EW" while being viewed on Skpe?. I look like I'm on the set of the Blair Witch project (direct view up the nostrils and super pale like the actors in this film). Unless your family all have state of art "hollywood" style equipment I suggest they pledge to never judge each other's looks while skyping. Of course, passing on the "judgement" altogether would be ideal.

In terms of your pictures your face looks beautiful before and after and you look super cute in the after picture. More importantly your face radiates happiness. Isn't that what all our families shiould want for us?

Your family is wrong. You look great.