What is skinny fat and what some early signs of the risk?

This post may be a bit of a rant, sorry!

I’m male, 18 years old. My CW is 72kg, GW is 65kg. I began my diet right after my bday (late Feb) starting at 88kg. From late Feb until May I ate healthy without calorie counting, lost about 8 kilos. I took a break from May until early or mid April. I still lost 2 kilos though.

Right now I’ve been eating a standard diet using the CICO method and have now reached 72 kg as of today.

FYI: (My waist from the beginning was 104cm and now it is 88cm today).

I’ve started to exercise about a month ago, 3 days lifting and 2 days of bodyweight abs/cardio.

When I was at 75kg, I was eating at around 1450-1500 kcal. Right now I’ve began to eat a little more at around 1550-1650 kcal. I feel great and I am losing weight at a steady pace...

...However I am starting to worry that I might be at risk of ‘skinny fat’ because my BMI is at the top of my healthy range for my height (173cm), even though my waist is still 88cm. I look huge in my stomach/chest area. I’ve lost almost all the fat on my legs, arms and face.

Am I worrying over nothing or should I do something about it?

Thanks!

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