Be glad of losing status - it means you get a lot of time back in your life. Back when I had higher status (I've been UA silver at most for the past few years, and general member this past year, highest I ever made was Premier Exec) it became clear that most of the "perks" of status are really just to make the whole experience less unpleasant, and that not flying at all (or at least flying a lot less) is a whole lot more pleasant. Even in F, I'm still in a big metal tube for a long time, rather than laying on a chaise lounge in the sun in my backyard, or out riding a bike in the mountains.

Now I buy E+ if I want more legroom, and I'll buy up to first if I'm on my third round trip transcon in 3 weeks or some other unpleasantness, but it's nice to be home and not trying to sort out time zone changes. Having a few appropriate credit cards resolves the boarding order and overhead space issues.