Dotti's Journey Questions
1. A friend of mine told me Weight Watchers had a new "Point System" and it was really easy. That was in November 1997 and on January 5, 1998 I started my Journey to Goal. I never looked back. You can read about my 1st Journey here - the Journey that changed my whole life. ~Back to Top~
2. Well, it definately side-tracked me! I can tell you I'd do it all over again. I was smoking close to 3 packs/day so I'm so much better for having quit. Goal will be mine again. ~Back to Top~
3. I NEVER give up wanting this Journey. NEVER, NEVER give up wanting this Journey! You will always find your way back to where you have to be on this Journey. Never doubt that for a minute. This time around on my Continuing Journey I am also using the "Enjoying Weight Loss" hypnosis CDs to help me stay focused and strong on Program. ~Back to Top~
4. I am using Weight Watchers and always have. I love the Weight Watchers Point system. I started on the Original 123 Success Points System (10 g fiber cap) and I continue to do so. I'm comfortable with that Point System. ~Back to Top~
Website in General Questions
1. I did, Dotti Coon ~Back to Top~
2. When I reached Lifetime in 1998 my wonderful husband, Al, told me to create a little website to help keep me motivated and to help others on their own Journey. I wanted to make the Journey an easy one for everyone. The rest is history. ~Back to Top~
3. I have no staff for Dotti's Weight Loss Zone. I AM the staff. Al updates his part of DWLZ and helps me when I need it but I am the ONLY one who updates and works on Dotti's Weight Loss Zone, the website. I do have wonderful volunteers to help keep the Message Board the wonderful board it is. ~Back to Top~
4. Since September 20, 1998 ~Back to Top~
5. As often as possible. I am sent lots of information to add onto the website but I am only one person working on the whole website so I update when I can. ~Back to Top~
6. Dotti's Weight Loss Zone owns and operates the following URL's: [dwlz.com] [dottisweightlosszone.com] [dwlz2.com] ~Back to Top~
7. In order to view our photo albums on our Photos page you need Java on your computer. Click Here to install the Java needed for this - it is free. Follow instructions to install on your computer - This is SAFE and needed to view any Java based programs, including our Chat Room. ~Back to Top~
Black and (Red) numbers at end of food listings
1. The Black and (Red) numbers [2 (2.5)] are Weight Watcher Points for the food listing.
2. You can read about why I sometimes have two numbers [2 (2.5)] listed at the end of the food listing by Clicking Here. It helps more people on our Journey. ~Back to Top~
3. Whenever possible, I calculate ALL my Points on my Offline Points Calculator
in the Half Points Mode, which rounds UP to the nearest Half Point. This keeps my site consistent. ~Back to Top~
Restaurant Questions
1. Complete Restaurant List The list has over 480 restaurants. ~Back to Top~
2. Anyone can send me a request. Please include the nutritional value (cal/fat/fiber/carbs - if available) or where the information can be found. Please send it to Contact Dotti and I will add it as soon as possible. ~Back to Top~
3. I use many sources. A lot of you send me the information from your local restaurant or send me a link to the restaurant source online. If the information is not online and cannot be found I will write to the restaurant asking for the nutritional information. ~Back to Top~
Palm Pilot Questions
1. The restaurant palm downloads can be found by Clicking Here The food lists, menus & more palm downloads can be found by Clicking Here I will be adding more as time allows. ~Back to Top~
2. I have all the Restaurant files and the Food Lists, Menus & More in a complete download or you can download them individually. These can be found at the links in the previous question. ~Back to Top~
3. Using the iSilo Program you can download my files into either the Palm OS or the Pocket C. ~Back to Top~
4. I try to update the Palm files as I update the site pages. ~Back to Top~
Recipe Questions
1. Click Here to go to the Recipe TOC page. ~Back to Top~
2. Anyone can submit a recipe to be included on our recipe pages. Please include the nutritional value (cal/fat/fiber/carbs - if available). Please send it to Contact Dotti and I will add it as soon as possible. ~Back to Top~
Advertising on DWLZ Questions
1. Dotti's Weight Loss Zone is costly to run. It not only costs us to run two dedicated servers and a third shared server, but we must pay for the software and bandwidth requirements for the message board and chat, as well as for sending out Dotti's Newsletter. The whole DWLZ world has grown so large that it now takes up nearly all of our waking hours as well, and it is not unfair to expect a return on our hard work given.
This leaves us only a few choices. We can of course just shut down the site, or put it behind "closed doors," where only paid subscribers could use the content and services of DWLZ. Either of these choices would certainly leave a lot of people out, who will not be able to use the valuable resources that you find here. So, we have taken the only option left that allows us to continue to offer everything on the page for free: we accept paid advertising that you will find on many of the pages. You are reaping the benefits of that every time you come to DWLZ and use anything that you find here without having to spend a penny to do so.
We have two kinds of ads on Dotti's Weight Loss Zone:
Banner Ads. These ads are placed by companies that produce products or services that we feel will be beneficial to you. They might be for foods that you will enjoy having in your daily routine that are low in calories and that taste good. They could be for equipment for exercise or some service that will help you in either attaining your exercise goals, or in controlling your eating. In each case, we have been in direct communication with the sponsor, and we only place their ads on the page after we have tried and tested the item being offered and know that is as advertised. When endorsing these ads, and we are doing so from personal experience. We feel these products or services are good, and the companies are legitimate and care about good customer service. We are confident that you will be treated well by any of these sponsors.
Google Ads. If it were not for these ads we would not be able to continue running the site for free. Generally, they are based upon the content of the actual page where they are placed. The Google "spider robot" scans the page and picks out the main key words and chooses ads from its reservoir of related ads. These products are not ones that we have specifically chosen and we may never have tested the products or services that are listed. We have some very general ability to block certain types of ads. (For example we can and do block dating ads, pornography ads, and even graphic ads because they might have offensive content in them.)
Since Dotti's Weight Loss Zone is a pro-Weight Watchers site and in support of, though in no way affiliated with, or endorsed by, Weight Watchers International, and since Google bases its ad selection upon page content, we will get ads that have Weight Watchers specifically in mind. Normally that is not a problem, but on occasion we will get an ad that is antagonistic towards Weight Watchers. As soon as we spot such an ad we can and do go into Google and block that ad. That will stop that ad from showing up, but it will not guarantee another different ad might not show up later. If you see an ad like that, please let us know, so we can quickly place it on the blocked list so it will not continue to be shown on our site. WE DON'T WANT THOSE ADS ANY MORE THAN YOU DO!
Both Al & I count points and we both fully endorse that method of tracking your eating. So, if you find any ad that says otherwise about points, please let us know so we can block that ad as well.
If any ad ever appears that you find offensive in any way, we need you to let us know ASAP, so we can fix the problem. In this way, you can help us keep DWLZ free to all, and at the same time a safe and supportive environment for anyone who is on a weight loss Journey, and especially for those following the Weight Watchers program.
Thank you for your understanding, and thank you in advance for your help! ~Back to Top~
2. If you are interested in advertising on DWLZ please send Al an email at aldwlz@gmail.com. ~Back to Top~
Message Board Questions
1. After much consideration I have purchased vBulletin and created our new Message Board on September 30, 2006. [Our 1st Message Board (EzBoard) was created on June 18, 2000 Page Views: 66,224,138 | Posts: 1,594,751 - We have deleted this board] ~Back to Top~
2. Everyone, including me, must register at our new Message Board. If you were registered at our old Ezboard you must still re-register at our new board since it has nothing to do with EzBoard - it is a completely new board. ~Back to Top~
3. Passwords on our Message Board are case-sensitive, which means that if you are using CatWoman as your password then you need to ALWAYS type it in the same way with a capital "C" and capital "W". There are also no spaces in the password. ~Back to Top~
4. First, DWLZ.com and our Message Board is free to everyone. DWLZ Supporter  is $25.00 a year to help support our Message Board and DWLZ.com, the website. You will receive our Thermometer Program with payment and I will put the under your username on the Message Boards to show everyone your support of our Message Board and DWLZ.com, the website. If you value these services that is a very small price to pay. This is strictly voluntary. ~Back to Top~
5. I have had to purchase separate dedicated servers for our Message Board ($194.00 per month) and DWLZ.com ($349.00 per month) due to the very high traffic I receive. I have also had to purchase our vBulletin license with a renewal fee every year. ~Back to Top~
6. Anyone can post on our Message Boards. Most of our members are doing the Weight Watcher Program but the support is there for anyone on a Journey of their own. ~Back to Top~
Chat
1. In order to use our Chat Room you need Java on your computer. Click Here to install the Java needed for chat - it is free. Follow instructions to install on your computer - This is SAFE and needed if you want to participate in our Chat Room. ~Back to Top~
2. Click Here for our Chat FAQ's ~Back to Top~
3. You do not have to be a member of our Message Boards to use our Chat Room but please do stop by for a visit. ~Back to Top~
Linking to DWLZ.com Questions
1. I am very particular who is listed on my Links page. I always check out the page before adding any submissions. I do NOT link to pages dealing with drugs of any kind. ~Back to Top~
2. Can anyone submit a site to be offered on your links page? Anyone may submit a webpage to be considered for my Links page. Please send it to Contact Dotti and I will visit it as soon as possible. ~Back to Top~
Quitting Smoking Questions
1. Do you have any information on how to quit smoking? Al has a wonderful section on DWLZ called "Unhooked", his Quit Smoking page. ~Back to Top~
Cookbook Questions
1. I do not have the cookbooks in book form at this time. You can copy and paste from the PDF to save your favorite recipes to Word or any word processing program you are using. ~Back to Top~
2. You must have Acrobat Reader 5.0 or above to view the cookbooks.If you do not have Acrobat Reader 5.0 or above, please go to the Adobe Reader website and download the latest version (free). ~Back to Top~
3.When the cookbooks file opens in Acrobat Reader, click on the floppy icon (save) at the top left of Acrobat Reader window. It will save the cookbooks with the file name of DWLZCookbookAllnew2.pdf onto your hard drive. (Please note where it saved the file, or better yet, tell it where to save the file so that you will easily be able to find it afterwards.) Once it is saved on your hard drive, you can then save it to a floppy (it will fit) or to a CD for permanent safekeeping. ~Back to Top~
4. I try to always send the cookbooks file within 10 days. ~Back to Top~
5. You can mail me a check or money order for $15 to:
Dotti Coon
PO Box 87802
Vancouver, WA 98687
Please include for cookbooks and your email address with the payment. ~Back to Top~
Dotti's Newsletter Questions
1. Al will be sending Dotti's Newsletter out to your email address you signed up with. ~Back to Top~
2. Click Here to sign up for Dotti's Newsletter. ~Back to Top~
3. Yes, Dotti's Newsletter is absolutely Free. ~Back to Top~
Weight Commander Questions
1. Michael Marder ~Back to Top~
2. Send an email to mmarder@weightcommander.com or follow the directions in the Weight Commander program. ~Back to Top~
3. Here is Michael Marder's contact info: mmarder@weightcommander.com ~Back to Top~
"Enjoying Weight Loss" Hypnosis CD's
1. Click Here to read our review of the "Enjoying Weight Loss" Hypnosis CD's ~Back to Top~
DWLZ Conference Questions
1. We have had five DWLZ Conferences since we started in 2001. ~Back to Top~
2. Anyone is welcome to attend our Conferences. I have to tell you - it's an experience that you will never forget! We have a wonderful time full of laughter, support, hugs and love. They are a very uplifting experience as those that have attended can tell you. ~Back to Top~
3.Click on the links below to go to the previous Conference pages: ~Back to Top~
DWLZ I ~ Conference 2001
DWLZ II ~ Conference 2002
DWLZ III ~ Conference 2003
DWLZ IV ~ Conference 2004
DWLZ V ~ Conference 2005
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