How do switch from weight loss to weight maintenance?

I feel bad bringing this up, but here goes: I've had a lot of success with WLS; since January 2003, I've gone from 350 lbs to 163 lbs. My problem is, I've now reached a weight that's started to alarm my family and friends. The concensus is that I'm now too thin, and that I need to put a halt on the weight loss. (It's actually more like I need to put on 15-20 pounds.) My appetite is still so low that I can't imagine eating more than I am right now (though I've started switching from low-fat choices to high-fat choices when it comes to cheese, milk, &c.) But the real problem is this: There's a big part of me that's scared to go to an 'increase' strategy. I've NEVER had this problem before in my life, and it just seems so unnatural to suddenly consider gaining weight (or even just eating more). And, there's a small part of me that enjoys being thin for the first time in my life, and if I dropped down to 155 or so, it wouldn't be a total negative. Like I said at the top, with so many people dealing with meager loss rates and plateaus and so forth, I really feel bad bringing this issue to the table. But I could really use the input, and thanks in advance!

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