It's about to get UNCOMFORTABLE in here

My name is Angela Caputo. My life is awesome. I am a 27 year old new business owner. I have a good family, AMAZING friends, a boyfriend who would do anything for me, THE BEST dog in the whole world, and a fitness model for a room mate. Why is this so significant to my life or this blog? Well, my fitness model room mate, Angela Defrancesco, was just named part of Canada's 100 Hot and Fit of 2011 by Inside Fitness Magazine. Bitch, right??? Wrong. This is a person who would give you the shirt off her back (you probably wouldn't fit into it, but she'd still give it to you.) She's among some of the most humble people I have ever met and never EVER wants to flaunt her success. She is what a lot of women would aspire to be. But guess what? She's on her own chase for perfection.  I want to showcase both of our roads in the never ending battle.

After having a "cheat meal" of multigrain pizza loaded with veggies and chicken last night, I came to the conclusion that enough is enough. I want to lose 20 lbs. i can do it, it's not unreachable or unreasonable. It's something I want to do for me. About 4 years ago, I set a goal for myself, which at the time was a BIG goal. I wanted to go from my weight of 214 lbs, to what I thought would be a "perfect" 160 lbs. For about 3 years now, I have sat at 170 lbs because, as I told Ange, I got "comfortable" here. I am not fat, I am not skinny, I am strong, in good physical shape... Good enough, right? NOOOOOO! Not only did I not reach my goal, the goal I set for myself all of those years ago is now not good enough. I have put this new goal out there for everyone to see, including my 2011 Arnold Amateur Figure Class A Champion room mate and friend. Ange immediately rolls with it, as any true fitness lover would. She's offering her diet and fitness expertise. I take it all in and Ange doesn't harp, which is excellent, because that's the last thing I need. I go to bed and think about my newest challenge...

I am woken up by the PING of my BBM. I open my messages to find one that wakes me immediately. It's from Ange, she's in the kitchen drinking coffee and surfing for inspiration, as she often does. Her message reads, "If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else, it will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there; you must go beyond them. Happy Saturday." I get out of bed, and we pour over the Hot and Fit 100, scour body after body, and drink protein shakes. My room mate and dear friend tells me she thinks I can achieve whatever I put my mind to and gives me her total dedication to my new project.

As I explain that I got comfortable where I am, she poses an interesting question. "Who wants to be comfortable? You're not comfortable with being comfortable. Don't you want to be more?" She's right. That's who I am. I always strive for the most out of everything, why not make the most of myself? So I am now on a quest for excellence within myself. It's about to get UNCOMFORTABLE in our house!