We have a similar build. Last time I was under 13 stone I had a 26” waist and was covered in those veins the models on the cover of “men’s fitness” have. It got tested and I have the lean muscle mass of a pro athlete - why yes, I DID carry that washing basket upstairs yesterday all on my own. Lift the remote? On it.I'm a good stocky build and they only shut up about my weight when I turned up straight from the gym in t-shirt and cycle shorts and they could see that it was muscle rather than fat.
I told MN once, naturally I was accused of lying because THEY’D be in a DWheelchair at 13 stone.