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120 || MOST FITNESS || APRIL 2016best and I was in the right line up, I was so grateful to be selected and that was one of my proudest moments.%u201d Simone subscribes to a 365-days-no-days off fit life. She believes you have to establish a healthy lifestyle over a long period of time through trial-and-error, %u201cI didn%u2019t just wake up one day and decide to meal prep or to live under one mile from a gym no matter what city I%u2019m in.%u201d Most importantly the fitness expert chose to %u201cMake tough fitness goals that required me to learn how to manage my time and plan ahead to set myself up for success.%u201d She has learned to try to be healthy everyday regardless of the season. Always busy, she has learned to maximize her good days where there%u2019s more time, it balances out the days she must prioritize more important things than working out. %u201cYes, I believe there are many more important things!%u201d While in medical school the fitness expert chose to stay lean year round because she knew there wouldn%u2019t be time for super long cardio sessions. When she could not lift more than twice a week for a month she chose to eat very clean having learned, %u201cIf you want to be good at many things (which I do) you must continuously reprioritize.%u201d She goes on to say, %u201cGoing after everything at one time, at what you think is 100%, will surely be undercutting other goals or you may not be able to maintain that energy.%u201d in working in an area that involved biomechanics/anatomy. She was able to match into a subspecialty, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation that meets her interest and will allow her to stay fit. As a physiatrist she will utilize her knowledge as a personal trainer and as a patient that has gone through rehabilitation herself. In the early days, the IFBB pro athlete really didn%u2019t know what she was doing. After receiving advice from a Captain who volunteered his time at the Air Force Academy Fitness Club, she read tips online and created her own diets using a, %u201cpathologic level of OCD%u201d on Excel. Having done this for about 5 years, the fitness expert decided she needed help. Searching for someone smarter than herself on the subject, she found a coach and relinquished control. Progressively improving, she set her sights on becoming an IFBB pro and continued to work hard for 5 more years, strategically entering shows and taking two one-year breaks to build up weak areas where she needed it. After each break she catapulted in placings, %u201cI made each show a personal competition with my previous best.%u201d After fighting and working hard on nineteen shows, %u201cThe stars aligned%u201d at the 2013 Team Universe where I was the Overall Figure Champion. %u201cMy body was at its