Everyone tells me to stop loosing weight now.

Why not just see what you look like.. if you think it looks unhealthy, increase your calories slightly and gain a few pounds back.. it certainly is easier to gain it then to lose it.

How would you look ill? You'd look slimmer as a result of eating and exercising, there's no way that could be looked upon as ill.

Keep at it, you've done great so far!

Are these friends overweight by any chance?

Don't factor their opinions into the equation. This is your body. If you're still overweight BMI there's nothing wrong with losing another stone. Don't assume that these people are looking out for your well-being. They probably don't want you to have a better health than they do. They'd feel bad.

I think a lot of times when someone loses a lot of weight the difference is so great that people think they've hit goal before they really have. I don't know your height, but if you are 171 then it's doubtful that you are not in danger of becoming too thin yet. Maybe just don't tell them that you want to lose more, but continue with your plan.

Well, When I started this I was 229lbs and now I am 171lbs. A loss of 58lbs so far. I have gone from Obese to overweight. Everyone says I have done really well and look great but when I say I want to loose another stone they say no way and that I would look ill.

I am still not happy ith my weigth and would like to loose another stone but what do others think?

Our society has become so overweight that "normal weight" now looks "gaunt" or "sickly". Just smile, and go do your thing.

EXACTLY!!! I'm in the same boat, people telling me constantly to stop losing even though I am still technically 'overweight'. I refuse to let someone else deter me from my goal. I didn't start at morbidly obese to still be overweight at the end of my journey. I'm fit and healthy and strong, not 'wasting away' as some people think. Don't let anyone tell you what to do. Good luck!

171 lbs is 12 stone 2 lbs right? It really depends on how tall you are and your bone structure, also whether you are a man or a woman.

You have done a great job and I guess people are having a problem keeping up with the new you. Go have a look at what the right weight range is for your height and build, keep a copy to show your family and friends and reassure them that you are not going to go "too far". They may think you are starving yourself but do they see what you eat?

I think it is great you have people who care about you so much, so you need to work on them now as well as yourself. If you do it little by little and stay on the programme of eating enough calories you should soon attain your desired weight and look, so don't be discouraged.

Restting your goals is really important so keep it up!!

Just thought I'd also add that I have had people tell me that I look fine at 220 pounds and that I was at a great looking weight at 180 ... I'm 5'2", and there's no way even 180 was healthy ... but I still think that it's important to get in touch with your doctor!

First, congratulations on a great accomplishment! Second, you should realize that you look completely different that you looked when you started this journey, and the folks who are telling you to stop are probably reacting to the change. They might mean well, and there is a chance that they are correct.

I have lost an enormous amount of weight, and figured that everybody who was telling me to stop were all wrong. Looking back on it, they were wrong when they first started to tell me that. . My "head" still thinks of myself as a man who weighs 306 pounds, but the mirror says 180. At times, I still think of myself as "fat" but with a waist size of 32 now (down from 52) I realize that is simply not the case. However, I have had the advantage of keeping my doctor in the loop during my weight loss, and it was he who set my "goal" weight. (I am a few pounds below the goal weight, but I am no longer trying to loose, but rather to maintain.)

Just to make sure that your head is not playing tricks on you, I believe that you should visit your doctor for a check-up, and ask him/her what you should weigh. I was a few others mention this advise, and I believe it is sound. If nothing else, it would give you real ammunition to direct at well-meaning family members. When they say "you have lost enough" you can retort "just about .. my doctor wants me to lose just a few more to be at a healthy weight for me."

Good luck, and again, congratulations on a great loss.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts.
I am Male and 5ft 6 so no I dont think I will look ill.
Like some have said, some of these friends are overweight and have tried to loose weight and cant but when I say what I have lost they are amazed but tell me that that should be enough.

I am doing this for myself and my family but you are right, I will stop when I am happy.
I'm following the plan and I am losing about 1-2lb per week.
I have spoke to my doctor and he says I need to loose around another 2 stone so I think 1stone is a good aim.

It just amazes me that when I was my original weight people kept on at me that I should loose weight and now they are saying stop! LOL.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts.

What's your body fat percentage? That's ultimately more important then your final weight. I'm 5'7", and my lean body mass is actually more than your current weight. If I tried to drop down to where you are, I'd have to lose 15 to 20 pounds of muscle, and probably would look sickly. I'm shooting for an 8-10% body fat percentage which will put me at about 190. So keep an eye on body fat more than the weight itself. You may need to drop a stone, you may need to drop 2, or you may not need to lose anything at all. It's all up to your personal goal.

I'm thinking a body fat percentage check and a dr. visit are good regardless of what these people are saying.

This is something I have some experience of. You don't look ill, don't worry about it. Stop losing weight when you feel ready to.

People tell you to stop for a variety of reasons from genuine concern to jealousy. Generally speaking people don't expect to see somebody making such a massive change in their lives - we just don't change that much during our lives, so when somebody comes along who is changing it makes people react in a strange way. They'll be concerned that such a drastic change is healthy (an act of self-soothing rather than altrusim) or they'll be outright jealous that they haven't changed themselves or hit their own goals.

People fundamentally hate change. It's their problem not yours.

Your BMI is 27.9, but what's your body fat percentage? For me, at 8% body fat, my BMI will be 29.8. Now, 15% body fat is normal for a male, and I'm looking to get down below that, and even getting below that, I'll be well over a "normal" BMI. Unfortunately so many doctors seem to stick to BMI charts and make recommendations off of that, when really, BMI is a terrible indicator for individual well being. It was even said in the study that introduced the BMI system that it was only useful for general population studies, and is absolutely meaningless on an individual basis.