Should i try to lose weight even if i'm comfortable with my current proportions?

i'm 5'6" and have a current bmi of 26 (overweight) and am interested in healthy living. for the most part i eat healthy (i haven't eaten fast food or red, non-lean meats in over a year) and i'm active and i've lost a fair amount of weight. i think i've plateaued at my current weight though and suspect that if i would like to lose more weight that i should try weightlifting.

however i don't really want to be thinner than i am. i am technically at an unhealthy weight but most of it sits at my chest and lower body. i am afraid that if i lose more weight i will mess up my figure. is that how it works or am i misinformed?

Your figure won't be messed up, and you'll end up looking better. Lose the fat and replace it with muscle around your ass and hips, it will make a massive difference

Also, most people typically don't know how unfit and shitty they felt until they've lost weight. While you may be active and may eat healthy, cutting down on snacks and portion sizes and doing some lifting or cardio would make you feel much better

The only way is up user

If you still have a decent amount of bellyfat, you should get rid of it for health reasons. Also stay active. These two things will prevent you from developing all kinds of the worst health problems. Hypertension will wreck your organs and you won't know until one of them starts failing, by which time it's too late. Elevated blood sugar that isn't technically metabolic syndrome or diabetes can still slowly lead to blindness, nerve damage, hearing loss, poor circulation, etc. By the time you notice symptoms, it's too late. At best you can halt them from progressing further with rigid lifestyle changes and drugs. Fix your shit ASAP. The sooner the better. Your life will be easier if you aren't fat unless you're living in a famine prone area.

The health benefits alone should be your motivation for losing it, as others have pointed out.

Honestly if you have big boobs/ass now, they'll still be big when you lose the weight. I had a gf where we lost weight together and her boobs stayed big the whole time, just her stomach shrunk around them and her increased collarbone/shoulder definition made them look better

You know what they say about big tits on a fat girl

The main/only health concern with being fat is heart strain from having more of a body to pump blood through. Work out your heart by doing cardio 4 times a week for 30 minutes each time. This will burn 300 calories or so each cardio day so eat an additional 300 calories and you won't lose weight.

Now post ass pics

No, what do they say?

They feel like dumplings.

what is your hip to waist ratio?

It's not the size of your boat but the motion in the ocean.