High body fat percentage is even more detrimental than high BMI on your cardiovascular health. Maybe you have a normal BMI but with too much body fat, you will still be living under the threat of cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome.
It is important to maintain your skeletal muscle when you try to reduce your weight. Research revealed that weight cycling, yo-yo diet will induce more body fat to accumulate in your central area.
Therefore, try to reduce your body fat is better than only care about your body weight.