People need to understand, its not about being thin, its abo

Just have to vent. Beware I may have used improper grammar and I am not a fan of paragraphs when typing on here (for pete's sake its a thread message, not a college english essay! haha)

Yesterday I visited some friends I have not seen in a while. It was the first time they've seen me since I lost this much weight. As usual I got the whole "You look so good! What are you doing?" question, which I don't mind now. Well these ladies have been through the weight loss roller coaster so I felt comfortable getting into a discussion about exercising, nutrition, and all that jazz. During the conversation I had told them the amount of weight I have lost and said that I still have a bit to lose. They looked astounded and immediately I knew I opened a door I shouldn't have. I thus spent the next 10 minutes of the conversation debating with them about my weight loss goals. To add to the "what I shouldn't have saids" I also told them my exact weight numbers (something I have always kept to myself and just recently posted here on MPF in my signature). Yup, another big mistake. That just fueled their "you don't need to lose any more!" comments and arguments. For goodness sakes I am still in well into a double digit pants size so I am not THAT thin! But the thing was their arguments, no matter how good hearted they were meant to be, were very close minded and uneducated. You see I am NOT in this weight loss journey to simply be thin, I am in it to be HEALTHY! I have goals set, goals that I have researched and made sure they were well into the middle range of what my healthy weight, healthy BMI, healthy body fat percentage, and waist size should be. My goal is to end at a weight where if I were to gain back some, I'd still be in the healthy range. I don't think that is too crazy. I know what the lowest weight for my height is and I really don't want to go there, and don't plan to. Also, they don't see me naked. In my clothes I may look thin in the face, arms, and legs but my waist is still my problem area. I have an apple shape and excess abdominal fat - which we all know is not healthy and can lead to various health problems. I have a family history of heart disease, diabetes, and high blood pressure. I also had gestational diabetes while pregnant, so it is EXTREMELY important to me that I get rid of this fat. Sometimes losing weight isn't about being as thin as you can be, its about being as healthy as you can be. Getting thin is a nice bonus, but its not what I am totally striving for. I want a healthy waist measurement. I want to reduce my risk of health problems. I set a goal weight and plan to get there. If I get there I will assess the situation, see where I am at and try to go for more if needed. I gave myself an extended goal weight really just to tell myself that its the lowest I want to be, not where I need to be.

Ok, I just had to get that off my chest. I know there are others out there that have encountered stuff like this. I just needed to vent to my MPF family who understand there is more to weight loss then just how thin you can get. If only the "outside MPF world" knew too, life would be so much easier that way, haha Also, I think I will continue to keep my numbers to myself and MPF family until I am completely done, just to avoid future headaches.