I think increasing by 100 each week is a good idea but just know that a 2-3 pound gain is NORMAL--that doesn't mean you've exceeded maintenance. Food has mass and when you increase calories there's more mass in your intestines. So--allow a 2-3 pound gain before assuming you're eating too much.

When I was within 5 lbs of my goal, I changed to a 250 Cal/day (1/2 lb per week) deficit, then changed to a maintenance calories once I reached my goal. I only changed how many calories I ate, I still do the same amount of cardio and weight training.
From there, I just weigh myself occasionally and make small adjustments to keep at maintenance. I found I had to adjust my calories slightly upward by 50-100 calories/day to maintain my current weight. I have been maintaining for almost a year now.

I think increasing by 100 each week is a good idea but just know that a 2-3 pound gain is NORMAL--that doesn't mean you've exceeded maintenance. Food has mass and when you increase calories there's more mass in your intestines. So--allow a 2-3 pound gain before assuming you're eating too much.

When I switched to maintenance calories, I coasted down another 5 lbs over the next month and pretty much stayed put from there.

I also gradually increased my calories. Because I don't really want to eat a ton, I also found that I needed to lower the amount of time I exercise, which was a little scary!

I would add 50-100 calories per week and keep it there for a week or two and then increase again, either until you stop losing or you reach your max capacity of food. In the latter case, then you need to decrease your exercise to make calories in equal calories out.

I've been maintaining for about 5 months (although I actually lost a few more pounds in that time). I've settled at 1560 calories plus exercise calories. I generally run 3-4 times per week for around 30 minutes per session.

I don't stress about being under every day. If I go over one day, I try to make up for it in the next day or so. Life is meant to be lived and the more flexible you are, the easier it will be to maintain.

Given the fact that maintenance is a mental adjustment, I guess (ideally) it might be good to transition to maintenance BEFORE you actually reach your goal because there generally is additional loss after you start "maintaining".

I've been at goal for 18+ months now... Maintenance was a scary thing when I started cuz I've never really did it before. I did as the others have said -- increased my calories slowly. Like many others, I ended up losing more weight and ended up about 12 pounds below my goal weight before I finally started maintaining (gained back 5 pounds of that in May - over 1 year at goal). I've actually increased my exercise since then (cardio 3 1/2 hrs week and some weight training) -- partly cuz I wasn't doing a whole lot of it before and I want to make sure I keep my heart healthy (at that age that it is a worry). Not sure how you feel about the scale but getting on it most days of the week has really worked for me -- if I see my target number a couple days in a row then I cut back until the scale goes where it belongs.
I'm 48 years old, 5'6" tall and about 140 lbs. I currently eat around 2300 cals/day but I am very active in my daily life (farmer). I haven't changed the way I eat -- just eat more...

Congrats on getting to goal!!!!

I'm not particularly scared by being at the end of this particular weight-loss trek, just a little concerned because of my history of going up and down over the years, always gaining back everything I have lost and more. I've now returned to the size and shape (mostly :-)) I was in 27 years ago, when I was first running with my husband-to-be. This is the first time that I've lost slowly and conscientiously though, and it's the first time that I had such an easy time logging. In the old days (before computers and automatic calorie counters like MFP), it was a lot more work to get anywhere near accurate records, and basically I just tried to eat as little as possible. I love being able to up my calories by eating.

Just today, I changed myself to "lightly active," instead of sedentary, because I am a teacher, so I stand up for much of the day and have to walk up and down halls on occasion. I'm hoping that helps me start eating for maintenance, rather than throwing caution to the winds as I did for a couple of months. I still have my calories set for a half-pound weekly weight loss, because I had gained a few back by not watching what I was doing. It's winter, and I have never lived through a winter without gaining weight. Hope to do that at last. The fact that I am working out to be in shape for a competition next August will probably motivate me for a while, but then I'm going to need to spur my motivation to get through the dog days (March/April) of an Alaskan winter.

Congrats on getting towards maintenance mode! I've been in it for 27 weeks now and will say it does take some getting used to. Everyone's body is different. You just have to find the right calorie goal for you I did what everyone else has said and increased my calories slowly until I wasn't losing anymore...I actually went 3 LBs past my initial goal weight because I was still trying to figure out maintenance mode. Now it's all about strength and not worrying so much about what I'm eating....If I can't get in a good workout, I set mini goals throughout my day to get in a little cardio here and there...it's about setting other goals for yourself instead of just to lose weight.

Congrats again!