I'm 37M, married to 42M. I've lost about 7kg over the past year and currently am at 16% body fat, according to my smart bathroom scale. I'm quite happy with my body but I still have a spare tire I'd like to get rid of. My goal is to get down to 12% body fat to have a flatter stomach. I'm at a healthy BMI of 21 and am dieting very responsibly, with about a 400 kcal deficit a day, high protein, strength work, etc.
My husband told me a few days ago that he thinks it's a bad idea to lose more weight. He says that my face is getting too lean, and if I lose more body fat, I will look older and less healthy.
I'm not upset or offended by this at all. My husband is a terrific, supportive partner, and he knows that this weight loss is all about aesthetics for me as I was already at a healthy weight. He's just giving his opinion about what is attractive to him. And he may have a point. I have an uncle with very similar features to mine (strong brow, high cheekbones), he is very lean and looks like a lich. His face is very gaunt and sunken. But, he's also a heavy drinker and smoker and I am neither, so I don't think that's my destiny. And I think my face is more attractive since I lost the weight, more defined and masculine. My husband thinks I look better a little more rounded out.
I know on a scale of life problems, this is about a 2/10. But I find myself obsessing over it a little bit, so I thought I'd write this out and see what people think. Should I continue with my body goals, or take his advice and maintain at this level? Would 4% less body fat really affect my face much more?
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