Well, it's official. I've started Weight Watchers again. It's a good thing, too, because I have crept back up to within 8 pounds of my all time high. Weight Watchers works for me when I work the plan and this time I'm well-motivated. Plus it's an "at work" program with plenty of support. I'm the only guy among 30 women, so they'll all have the opportunity to mother me.

I had a surprise when I calculated my daily points total. It's 9 points more than when I was on the program before. I asked the instructor to make sure I was figuring it right and she said, yes, the program has changed and don't worry about it. For now I have a whopping 42 points a day allowance plus the 35 point weekly extras if I need to use them. I probably won't at this rate.

A couple of the women in my department are stairwalking at lunch. They're up to 10 floors up now. I didn't try to join them and won't for a while, but I went on my own and made it up two whole flights. There are signs in the stairwell that say "For Emergency Use Only" though all of us use them regularly for one flight up or down. If I had tried more than two today it would have been an emergency, but it's a start.

So now I've posted this, I guess I'll hold myself accountable to the one or two of you who may read my blog. Next week, I'll let you know how many pounds I've lost (or not).