Anyone else feel this way?

I am almost afraid to say this for fear it is going to come back and bite me in the butt - BUT, I am feeling like maintenance is easier than I expected it to be thus far.  Now, I am very new at this process - really only trying to achieve maintenance now for about 2-1/2 months.  But, I feel like I am actually having to WORK at keeping my weight rather than the other way around.  In fact, I am finding myself still slowly losing, even though I thought I had found a method to keep it steady.  My weight was steady for about a month or two - bopping up and down above and below 150, but now for the past few weeks it seems to be on a bit of a downward trend.  I am trying to figure out if I change nothing and sit back and watch, or try to increase calories, or what?  It's honestly a bit confusing to me.  I'm definitely NOT used to the concept of feeling like I have to work at keeping my weight UP as opposed to down.  What the heck?  Am I just playing some kind of weird head game with myself?  I am still tracking my food with MFP most days, although I took a break from that this past weekend, just to mix things up a bit.  I am trying to eat more snacks and some higher calorie, good fats, etc. to keep my caloric intake up where it needs to be.

I had a very similar experience. I was basically on track, with a few minor transgressions now and then and the weight kept falling off with no effort.  I ended up dropping my goal  an additional 10 # and maintained about 3# under that.  At Christmas, I had a month of quite a few more transgressions and my new trend is up two pounds. Still under goal by a pound, but I am indeed up 2 and it's been difficult to get back down to the number I like 'best'. 

Based on the experiences of others further out and now on my own, it does seem that equilibrium changes a bit each year and some of us have to make adjustments to allow for them. For me, now about 2.5 years out, I'm having to be a lot more 'careful' than I've been for quite a long time.  For the first time, I feel like I'm having to fight a little. Not a lot, certainly not a world crisis or anything, but there's been a subtle change that I'm acknowledging and addressing to get down to my preferred number. 

I must admit it frightens me a little, but so far the fear has been motivating rather than paralyzing me.  I could easily forget about those two measly little pounds and absolutely no one would be the wiser, but I'm not going to do that. That was my life pattern that got me in so much trouble. Today, I choose to acknowledge it, own it and address it.  For me, that's what change looks like!

So unless your weight is falling below normal bmi, I'd say let it go as low as it will. And it will stop, that I'm sure of!

I do think I am pretty much there - maybe will drop a pound or two, but there is definitely not the trend downward that I had at one point, and I'm excited about where things are at in my life.  Just an odd feeling for me to feel like it is "work" to keep my weight UP as opposed to fighting to keep it down - and it freaks me out.  So, thank you for sharing that you've been through the same thing - that's good to hear.  It's also good to hear that it may not be a forever feeling and just to keep on trucking - no matter what.