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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All the more reason for people to realize overweight nannies are not cut out for this profession. OP is a COMPETITIVE SWIMMER and suffering as a nanny, you think the COMPETITIVE EATER can do it?[/quote]

[b]I weigh close to 200 pounds and nanny for two toddlers and an infant.  I have no trouble keeping up and we go on regular long walks to the park and other things we fat people aren't supposed to be able to do.  Get a clue.[/b]

To OP: make sure you are lifting with your legs.  You need to be basically doing squats every time you pick up a child.  And for the infant-holding, make sure you are holding the baby up at your chest level when sitting to feed her (or lay her on a pillow or boppy) instead of having her on your lap and hunching over.  I sometimes use a ring sling with older infants: place it under their butt, and even though you don't have an arm free (your arm needs to go behind their back to support them), it still takes the weight off your arm/elbow.  I have a 20-lb 6 mo who loves to be where she can see, and it's really tough on my arms to jold her for extended periods.  Finally: make sure you are doing yoga to stay loose and find a good chiropractor![/quote]

I'm about 200-225, and I nanny for ages 1-teen.  I've never had a problem running to get kids out of trouble or to play tickle monster at the park so that they run.  It's one of the many things my references are asked, and one of the things the parents evaluate during a trial period, but it's never been an issue.  My weight is a genetic issue, not an eating disorder (I eat meat, fruit, vegetables and dairy, nothing processed... and certainly not in the quantities that many people assume).[/quote]

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