You look incredible - what a shift! What did your A1C do over this period? I saw big movement in mine going from 7.2 to 5.8 in the first 8 months, the weight and blood sugar changes track together pretty closely.
The A1C borderline and cholesterol targets are the NSVs that matter most for long-term health outcomes - hitting those alongside the weight milestone is the full picture. The path off statins when cholesterol responds is a real quality-of-life upgrade.