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[quote=nannydebsays]So what it basically comes down to is an individual's choice of a nanny based on appearance.

But the appearance of being thin isn't everything - those of you who focus solely on the visible need to keep that in mind.

As an example, in high school, I was pretty lazy, didn't eat all that well, but was a fairly acceptable size - 13/14. Big, but not huge. Within the "normal" range on the BMI charts.

I gained a LOT of weight in the next years. Some due to PCOS, a lot due to poor food choices and lack of exercise. I decided to lose weight (thanks phen-fen for not killing me, BTW!) and actually worked hard to do so. Ate right, worked out daily, etc.

And I lost weight. I was back down to a size 14. It was awesome. Funny thing though? I weighed 50+ lbs. more than I had in high school. I was technically "obese".

But hell, I looked like I was "normal", and that's all that matters, right? The fact that I was in very different states of "health" at exactly the same acceptable size doesn't matter, correct?

Judgement of the visual is a stupid way to go. Human, but still stupid. Maybe a better way to judge is a person can do a job is to ask them to do it for a day or two, and see whether they can manage the physical or not.[/quote]

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