I was a size 10 to 12 for years when young. After 4 kids, born over a 20 year span, I ended up slightly into the obese range of BMI and weighed almost 13 stone. My clothes size was variable, which I believe is due to shit sizing by manufacturers these days, and which meant I could no longer say what dress size I was to compare with my youth.
Anyway, afetr a health scare just over 2 and half years ago, my GP offered me 12 weeks free at slimming world, which I took and which worked well. I now hover slightly over into the overweight range, but mostly am at the top end of normal. I am 5ft 4inches tall and weigh 10st 7lb. I have been this weight for almost 2 years and have never exceeded the 3lbs up/down leeway given by slimming world to target members.
I feel healthy (mostly), and I can walk further than I have done in years. Trouble is other people! From my mother (who was never a great mother, so we don't have a fantastic relationship) to people at my weekly hobby group, I have lost count of how many of them have said "don't lose anymore weight, you've lost enough" . My Mother takes this further and says I look haggard and am too obsessed with food and what I can/can't eat.
It's true I do try and be careful. because I don't want to end up back where I was before losing weight, but since I am at the top, the VERY top of normal range, surely IANBU to want to stay around that weight? FFS I could go a lot lower and still be classed as in a normal range!
Can someone please give me some responses that won't make me sound horrible or too defensive?