At 87, Weight Watchers founder keeps pounds off

PARKLAND, Fla. — Jean Nidetch ambles down the hall­way of the senior com­mu­nity where she lives, two cups of Coca-Cola tee­ter­ing on her walker. In her one-bedroom apart­ment, there are Klondike bars in the freezer and, in the fridge, Bai­leys Irish Cream beside Chi­nese take-out. If these don’t seem the trap­pings of the woman who founded Weight Watch­ers, don’t be alarmed. At 87, Nidetch has earned some allowances. Besides, she says, she doesn’t touch most of the stuff anyway.