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I asked Beachbody if they would ship to Australia and they said they wouldn't because of the weights. They have a disclaimer that they won't ship weights overseas & it's listed in the terms on their site. Good thing in the end I decided that I prefer other types of exercise more.

Check out fitness blender on YouTube. They have some easy in the knees videos including cardio ones and are free :smile:

Congratulations on getting qualified! I say go for it - I used to train with someone who was I think more like a AUS 14 & it didn't bother me at all. I was more concerned with her training style, knowledge, fit with me and how hard she pushed me. Just don't get discouraged if it doesn't fall into place straight away and…

I've been in the Redlands all my life. My biggest move was just 1 suburb over from Alexandra Hills to Wellington Point.

I like Kelley Armstrong, Jeaniene Frost, Keri Arthur, Karen Marie Moning, Lilith Saintcrow, Richelle Mead, Charleine Harris' earlier Sookie books & the The Harper Connelly Mysteries and most of all Karen Chance. I can't wait for the next Cassie Palmer series book (Karen Chance) and Iced (Karen Marie Moning) to come out.…

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Thanks. This will be useful for me to start. I looked at their page and marked it for later only as I wasn't quite sue where to begin compared to some other sites like fitness blender & blogilates. There are so many workouts to choose from but it was a little like info overload to find ones that are mainly body weight as I…

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Awesome thread. Thanks Ninerbuff

I hate tight tops and those that cling to my stomach but more importantly to me those that ride up. I think there is a difference between big floppy tops which I wouldn't wear and slightly more forgiving shapes. Since I'm in Australia, I shop at: Rebel Sport - love getting Ts here, a good size range and they are on sale…

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You are doing so well Alleyna! I bombed out pretty early as I preferred my routine from my trainer but then I want and damaged my knees anyway :cry:

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Way for me to state the obvious duh. I think a lot of people think females won't push you as hard but I haven't found that to be the case - particularly if you find a good one. You have nothing to lose here - if you don't match well just try someone else. I felt a little nervous going to a new gym/ pt last time I changed…

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I've only trained with females but not by deliberately going for females - I'm onto my 3rd trainer as I upgraded to a body builder/ someone who had been in the fitness industry for a long time. I think it is more about their experience, knowledge base and skill and to an extent clicking with their personality rather than…

Thanks for all the links!

Wow this made me cry and is so inspiring! Good advice on this thread.

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That's a really good way to think about it beansnsprouts. I like your advice. I hope you both feel motivated and Damen that you are handling the stress. I've had a think mainly on why I want this so bad to focus on that again and strategies to deal with bad eating at work (have rediscovered banannas are a good grab and eat…

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This is me! I'm doing 2 people's jobs at the moment (not getting paid for the higher level) and am not able to fill one of my admin positions (& this after a year of having that role unstable so the backlog is horrifying) so I'm really, really stressed. Anyhow I shouldn't vent - The last 2 days I haven't been eating and…

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Thanks again Karen - feel silly not thinking of YouTube.

I've done it once with 2.5 kilo Dumbbells (about 5.5 pounds) but I just don't like 30DS at all. It frustrates me that it is moving so fast that I have to really drop the weight down - think chest presses going from 7 kilos easy/9kilos if I want it really heavy (15 pounds/19 pounds) to 2.5 kilos just to keep up. I know I…

It's better that you just do what you can and be consistent in that then get demotivated. I'm just going to concentrate on my form and change it if I am struggling particularly as I don't want to hurt myself - I would be better off in the long run just doing what I can properly. I'm more used to non-fancy smancy weight…