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UnitedHealthcare’s Real Appeal Makes Weight Loss Easy

The Pulse, May 2021


Do you want to improve your health, but are unsure where to start? If you’re a TRS-Care Medicare Advantage participant, UnitedHealthcare can help with Real Appeal®!

Real Appeal is a lifestyle program available to TRS-Care Medicare Advantage participants at no extra cost.* It can help you lose weight, feel better and improve your health. Based on clinical studies about lasting change, the formula is simple: small, steady, sustainable steps.

What are Your Reasons to Improve Your Health?

To feel better, to look better or to be more active?  Whatever your reasons, Real Appeal can help you live healthier, sleep better, feel stronger, and do the things you love. 

Real Appeal has a 52-week lifestyle transformation program that focuses on losing weight, preventing chronic disease and living healthier lives.

This is different than what people normally think of as weight-loss products. Studies show that common weight-loss products don’t prevent diseases because they only focus on temporary behavior changes. These can produce rapid results, but end in weight regain within 12 months.

This “yo-yo effect” is the body's reaction to sudden energy deficits, which causes lower metabolism and long-term food cravings.  

Small Steps. Lasting Change.

When beginning your weight loss journey, remember small changes every day lead to results in the long run. It’s important to set realistic, achievable goals.

By achieving your short-term goals day-by-day, you’ll have motivation to continue. Setting unrealistic goals can leave you feeling defeated and frustrated. 

Real Appeal coaches help you set achievable nutrition, exercise, and weight loss goals. It then tracks your progress  on your daily dashboard. Research shows that tracking behaviors helps take off and keep off weight.

Real Appeal participants who attended four or more sessions during their program lost 10 pounds on average! 

Support and Guidance. Committed to You.

Making lifestyle changes can feel easier when you have others you can talk to and rely on for support. With Real Appeal, you can connect with participants who may have similar goals. You can do things together like share healthy recipes and plan group exercise. 

Real Appeal coaches have one job – to guide you with the support needed to stay on track. They help you stay focused with online group sessions and a community of members.  

Tools and Resources. Delivered to Your Door.

You’ll receive a Success Kit to kick-start weight loss! This includes weight and food scales, exercise tools, guides and more. You’ll also have 24/7 online access and support plus a mobile app for tracking your progress.  

Get Started Today

Register at uhc.realappeal.com. Please have your TRS-Care Medicare Advantage member ID card handy when enrolling.  

* Real Appeal is offered at no additional cost to participants with a BMI of 19 or higher as part of their TRS-Care Medicare Advantage plan, subject to eligibility requirements. Talk to your doctor before starting any weight loss program.   

1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Losing Weight: Getting Started, 2020

2Nutrition.gov, Interested in Losing Weight?, 2021



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