7 more lbs

So I'm only 7 lbs away from my goal... Now I'm wondering about how to maintain once I get there. Ive been eating between 1200-1400 calories for so long, so now do I just keep eating the same because my body's used to that or do I go back to the normal 2000? I'm just really worried that I'm going to reach my goal and then do something to screw it all up again.

you will probably be able to eat 1600cal to maintain once you get there, and with a little regular excercise you will be able to  increase your intake about 100cal or so every week until your body adjusts, and then you should be able to maintain on 2000cal.

If you up your intake to 2000cal immediatly you may see an increase on the scale... it wouldn't necessarily be 'fat', more likely water retention... but still I think that your best bet would be to increase slowly, so that your body and mind can adjust to eating more.

What do you mean by "the normal 2000"? You may not yet know what number you'll need to maintain on. It would be helpful if you'd post your stats and activity level.

Hi Janabm81!  Can you provide a little helpful information such as your age, current weight/goal weight, activity level.

Check out these helpful tools: 

BMI Index - BMI Index Analysis - Now that you have reached Maintenance, the first thing to assess is your BMI.  Make sure that you fall within a healthy range.  By WHO standards, a healthy BMI range is 18.5 - 24.99. 

Expenditure - Calculate Daily Calories Burned - After you have determined that you are within a healthy weight range, calculate your Calories Burned at your new healthy weight.  The Daily Caloric Expenditure will tell you a rough estimate of how many calories you burn.  Be sure to set your activity level accordingly though.