How has your health improved since joining UAC?
My health has totally transformed, physically, mentally and emotionally. Following the 3 simple rules of UAC has made me understand my body on a deeper level. I have a condition called endometriosis, A disorder in which the tissue grows outside the uterus. This results in severe pain and frequent trips to the emergency department. However I am thankful and proud to say that since joining UAC I no longer suffer from severe pain. UAC helped me change my habits, reduce stress, not over eat, set boundaries, secure a less stressful role at work, put myself first, practice self care and move more. I still have endomitosis of course however I am now able to manage it as a result of the changes I have made. I know some of you are just starting on your UAC journey while others have been around for a long time. Have you noticed any improvements either big or small in your health?

25/04/2022
Exercise – yes, bike ride, gym and cardio.
Tracking – yes
Calories – yes
1 pass day taken

@donna25trinity – a thoughtful opening, and thankyou for your honesty and openness about your problems.

I joined UAC after losing weight and maintaining for some time so there hasn’t been a very noticeable health improvement, but I have found the group very supportive through difficult times. The Covid situation has affected the mental health of large numbers of folk, and within this group there are a few of us who have had additional troubles. It’s strange how comforting talking (even virtually, on line) with others can be. One good thing to come out of the pandemic is the attention to mental health, and the greater willingness to be open about struggling with this.

✅ Exercise: 30 minutes walking, 20 minutes Zumba, 15 minutes swimming
✅ Calories
✅ Tracked

0 passdays used ( )

I was pre-diabetic when I first joined. Now my blood sugar and insulin are normal. I had high blood pressure. Now I do not. I am more fit and can exercise longer and do exercises that I could not tolerate when I first joined. I am also having much less insomnia.

April 25, 2022

Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? Yes
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes

Habits to maintain this month:
Kitchen Closed? Yes
Did you go "nuts" with nuts today? No (15 days -free)
Within Sugar macro today? Yes (13 days)

Pass day 7/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).

It is amazing just coming here and writing "yes" means. More knowledge of oneself. New habits formed.

Have you noticed any improvements either big or small in your health?

Such a great opener @donna25trinity and it is inspiring to read the health improvements team members have experienced. 🌷

• I have been able to stop taking a blood pressure tablet every morning 🎉🎉🎉 I knew something had changed as I was lightheaded if I stood up quickly. Doctor has me continuing to do home monitoring; lightheadedness has subsided.
  
• I can now sense when I am hungry and have been able to train myself to pause during my meal then perceive and attend to the signal that I have had sufficient. For me, this is a new and really big change.

✅ Exercise - 1 hour of Jazzercise
✅- Calories -
✅ Tracking -

Closed all my Apple watch rings today
7 Pass days used

Documenting consistency (if there is a P=instead of number its a Pass Day)
UAC: P-2-P-P-P-5-6-P-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-P-18-19-20-P-22-23-24-25

How has my health improved since joining UAE? My BMI went from overweight to normal, and my blood pressure is slightly lowered. I am more conscious about balancing my macro nutrients on a daily basis.

Mon April 25
Exercise: 40 minutes walking, 40 minutes stretching (both in the morning and the afternoon)
Tracking: Pre-planned the day but did not update the plan
Calories: It was my birthday. And there was still matzah bark in the house which I kept eating. And then my family baked me a birthday cake and I went for the mixing bowls as well as the cake. It went beyond fun to kind of disgusting.

Since returning from NYC I have been having pass days but they have been close to success. Yesterday was far from success. I really need to get back on track - all the way back on track - and I am really hoping today is the day I can do that.

@donna25trinity great opener. I can't say that I can really point to any great health gains from UAC or from my weight loss/exercise journey in general (much of which was accomplished pre-UAC). I am generally pretty healthy except for my Hashimoto's thyroiditis - so you could argue that getting back in a healthy weight range has kept me from developing conditions or kept my Hashimoto's from developing as fast. I think the doctors would agree with that - they did advise me to lose weight for years and seem happy I have done so. The exercise program I do (and have been doing for 3 years now) helps me with functional movement and has certainly kept me from injury by things like falling on the stairs or on ice because I am much more able to balance and catch myself when I fall now. But honestly mostly I just feel better in my body and more like myself at this lower weight and when I keep my body moving, and that is my main inspiration to stay here or lose more.

UAC has become a welcome part of my daily routine. Encourages accountability. Support is wonderful!

• Yes, 9,000 steps, 144 zone minutes
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