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In a few weeks, The Times Health section will publish a special section on weight loss -- how metabolism works, the different dietary needs of individuals, the true importance of exercise, the most promising avenues of research and more. Nutritionists, doctors, physical trainers, authors (by the score) are more than happy to offer recommendations and guidelines, but sometimes, the best advice comes from people who have been there.

So if you’ve lost a lot of weight -- and kept it off -- share your story with us. We want to know how you managed it. What, specifically, did you do to drop those pounds? And, perhaps more important, how do you stay on track?

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A ‘lot of weight’ varies by person -- 20 pounds, 100 pounds, more -- you tell us what it means. But by ‘kept it off,’ we mean, say, three years or longer. Many people can shed dramatic amounts of weight and maintain that loss for six months or even a year. But it almost always creeps back on. We want to hear from those rare few who have broken that cycle. So do many others.

You can post to this blog or you can e-mail the Health section directly at health@latimes.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

-- Tami Dennis

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