On quests, Ms. Nassauer wears old jeans and work gloves to protect her hands.

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Her hard work has paid off -- she weighs 208 pounds and wears a size 14 pants.

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When you hear that the man in the photo is a baker, that fact gets embedded in a whole network of ideas about what it means to be a baker: He cooks bread, he wears a big white hat, he smells good when he comes home from work.

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She proudly wears her New Balance shoes at the bus stop, and now dresses like a leader at work.

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