Need an outside view of my body shape

[Daisypod]

This isn’t meant as a brag in any way. I have lost 8 stone on WLI after being overweight all my life (since 10 years old) I think my brain is struggling to see the real me now. I was out at the weekend and a few people commented saying I should stop loosing weight now and even my mum said the same (after spending my whole life telling me I need to loose weight)
Anyway I’m still a little way off my goal weight, I have a bmi of 26.9 so still overweight category and I was aiming to get to a bmi of 23/24. I am now wearing size 12 clothes in next and M&S but 14 in primark. Just to give full context.
I still think I look overweight. Am I not seeing what others see or are they just thinking I look like I shouldn’t loose anymore as they have only ever known me overweight?
Ive taken some pictures in clothes I usually wear
I would like some honest genuine opinions.
My aim has always been to be healthy which is why I’m aiming for middle range healthy bmi. I’m happy with how I look now but can see how loosing a bit more would be nice.

Hard to tell in a baggy hoodie but I think you look completely "average sized" - you don't love overweight to me, and you also don't look remarkably slim. Basically, you are now a size where I would guess most people would never think anything about your body size/shape because it looks so "typical."

Congrats on the weight loss by the way! That's a massive achievement!

You might not realise it but your face is visible in the second photo.

Impossible to tell in a baggy sweatshirt.

You look slim to me.

Your curtains are too long

You look great!

What an amazing achievement, well done! You look a very healthy size now, but your clothes are far too big for you.

It takes a really, really long time to stop seeing yourself as fat when you’ve lost a lot of weight, and to start buying clothes that actually fit your new shape as there’s always that element of imposter syndrome where you think that these small clothes couldn’t possibly fit you (but they do!)

Go and treat yourself to some new clothes that make you feel amazing! 👗

Rather than ask us, go into a shop and try on a decent pair of tailored trousers and a jacket. Take a picture. Stand up straight and put your shoulders back in pride at your new figure.

Choose nicer colours than grey and denim.

You'll look fantastic 😊

It is up to you, not them. Maintenance will probably come with a little regain at least, with the return of inflammation or whatever. So decide how you would feel if you were to gain 7lbs.

As someone else mentioned, hard to tell in those clothes but you look mid sized, not skinny or overly slim, just average.

Thanks everyone.
not bothered about my face showing and I’m quite happy with my curtains 😂
I guess I don’t think of these as baggy clothes as they are about more snug than I used to wear but also I’m not comfortable in tight fitting clothes (I’m ND)
Just kind of wanted to check I wasn’t starting to look too thin as some people seem to have suggested to me. I also wonder if they got used to me being the fat friend, one actually said to me that I can’t get thinner than her as that wouldn’t be right as shes got a small frame 😳

Congrats on the weight loss!

A BMI of 26.9 is still considered overweight (I know BMI isn’t everything) but if I were you (and have also been in the same position going from a BMI of 37.3 to 20.5) I’d keep going.

I think a lot of people have lost sight of what a healthy weight looks like.

As I said this has always been about health, hence the wanting to be mid range bmi, and I’m happy with how I look I just was worried I was going too far the other way and not recognising it

If your BMI is almost 27, you could do with losing a bit more. I know some people don’t rate BMI as a tool, but I think it’s very helpful.

You look like you are a normal healthy weight to me. Depending on your age a slightly higher bmi is no harm. I am aiming for a bmi of 27, as i want to retain a little bit of padding, but I am 60 so possibly not relevant to you.

You’ve come this far, I would be inclined to get in to the healthy bmi range. With all diets there’s usually a bit of bounce back and a few lbs regained, so I would give myself that leeway. You look great btw and well done!

I think you look fine. You could consider some gym time to tone up, and new clothes and I’m sure you’d look fabulous (and feel more confident). Given what you’ve lost it’s possible that do think you’re looking a bit skinny but objectively I’d say you’re great.

You don’t look too slim, neither do you look particularly overweight. I am in a similar position, I’m wearing size 14 clothes and my BMI is 27. I need to lose another stone and a bit to get comfortably into the middle of the healthy BMI range. I’ve already had several people tell me I don’t need to lose any more, and that I’m already slim. I think they’re just thrown by the stark difference between now and when I weighed 22 stone.

Congratulations on your weight loss btw!

Your oversized hoodie and the way you're standing doesn't really do you justice. But you definitely don't look overweight. You look about size 10/12. Well done on your weight loss.

I've also lost a lot of weight, I did get a lot of similar comments when I was around the same BMI too, now I'm down to about 23 and I think most people have gotten used to seeing me smaller and don't really say much about it other than saying nice things .

Persevere with it, I think you look like you could stand to lose a bit more (in the nicest possible way), the most important person to please is yourself.

People don't like it when other people get slim... you look fine. People like it when you stay fat because then fat is the normal.

Get active... add some muscles to your body!

Brilliant well done. You look lovely and a normal size. Your face is showing in the second photo.

You don’t look overweight but you aren’t flattering yourself by wearing clothes like that.

You don’t look too slim and you aren’t going to look too skinny if you do lose more weight. On the flip side, you also don’t look overweight. As others have said, you just look a completely average, healthy size.

That said, if you want to slim down to a BMi of 23/24, do it for yourself. It’s your body - not theirs! I think others rarely criticise out of kindness but rather a mixture of jealousy and being used to seeing you bigger and finding the new-found slimness jarring.

Congratulations on your huge achievement though! You should be very proud of yourself!

Congratulations on your weight loss!
You look slim to me,
I understand you wanting to get to a healthy bmi so I think it's fine if you want to loose a tiny bit more but it doesn't look like you need too.
Would say that muscle weighs more than fat so bmi isn't always 100% accurate and if p+you have been left with loose skin then perhaps you need to consider that too when weighing yourself?
But you look great and such a fantastic achievement!