Greetings! I'm a weight loss maintainer who is working on my dissertation about weight loss, weight loss maintenance, and the development of attitudes and meanings. I write to ask you to PLEASE participate in this important project by taking about 20 minutes to complete my survey at http://newmedia.kent.edu/weightloss. In the survey you will find sections about your weight management experiences, your involvement in weight related groups, your attitudes about weight related things and behaviors, your self-esteem, your sense of self-efficacy, and last—but also v. important—your demographics. If you are at least 18 years old and either trying to non-surgically lose weight or trying to maintain a non-surgical weight loss (any amount and any length of time), please help with this important study by completing a survey!!! Sincerely, Christine Heifner Graor (ps I welcome questions and comments.)