REALIZE mySUCCESS

Success Factors

• Educate yourself. Learn the risks, requirements, and rewards of each surgical weight loss option.
• Surround yourself with a support network of people who want you to succeed.
• Start practicing your new eating and exercise behaviors before surgery.
• Give your body time to heal by following your healthcare team’s recovery plan.
• Eat and drink in a new way. This means smaller portions and appropriate food choices.
• Exercise to reach your goals.
• Listen to your REALIZE Band and pay attention to the signals it sends to your body.
• See your healthcare team on a regular basis for adjustments and follow-up care.

A Guide on Your Journey

Your commitment to weight loss and a healthier lifestyle is a long-term one; and our commitment to you is, too. The REALIZE Personalized Banding Solution is unique because, in addition to the REALIZE Band, it includes a one-of-a-kind patient support system - Realize mySuccess - that will help guide you on your journey to consistent, long-term weight loss.

Before and after surgery, this highly interactive web application provides the information you need, when you need it. REALIZE mySUCCESS is with you to support, inform, encourage and enable. Developed with the help of health care professionals and patients just like you, REALIZE mySUCCESS allows you to develop personalized eating and fitness plans, designed by you, for you. The application also provides a vital link to your health care team between visits, enabling your bariatric program to track your progress, and gather information needed to determine the correct band fill level for you.

Even before surgery, as soon as you have selected a qualified bariatric practice, you can access key features of REALIZE mySUCCESS, allowing you to begin changing your habits and improving your health. The site also provides education on what to expect during recovery and how to adjust to your new way of eating.

After surgery, you’ll have access to the full functionality of REALIZE mySUCCESS, which is comprised of four main sections, each addressing a different aspect of the REALIZE Personalized Banding Solution. In each section, you’ll find a wealth of helpful information and practical tips. Some sections may be more relevant to your current needs than others. REALIZE mySUCCESS has something to offer everyone; it’s comprehensive, flexible design lets you develop and implement eating and fitness plans to match your changing lifestyle.

myPersonalPlan

In myPersonalPlan, you can proactively address obstacles and plan for success using myEatingGuide, myEatingTriggers, mySuccessStrategies and mySupportNetwork.

• In myEatingGuide, focus on pre-planning your meals.
• In myEatingTriggers, identify times you are most likely to eat for reasons other than hunger.
• In mySuccessStrategies, develop coping strategies for potential stumbling blocks.
• In mySupportNetwork, list family, friends and health care professionals you rely on most.

myProgress

myProgress lets you see the results of all your planning in action.

• In myStats, log your weights and measurements.
• In myPics, keep a photo journal of your transformation.
• In myGoals, focus on the results that mean the most to you.
• In myBandFills, keep track of your adjustments.
• In theNewMe, envision your transformed body through virtual modeling.

myNutrition

In myNutrition, you’ll have access to more than 400 healthy recipes your whole family will enjoy. You’ll also be able to keep a detailed food journal, myFoodDiary, where you can record what and where you eat and your mood during meals. myFoodDiary is an invaluable tool as you begin to eat attentively and focus on good nutrition.

myFitness

The myFitness section helps you incorporate activities you enjoy into your daily routine. With a variety of options including traditional exercise (walking, biking, swimming) as well as everyday activities (cleaning, gardening) you can develop a fitness plan that works for you one you can consistently follow. Record your activity and track your progress in myFitDiary.

Practical tools. Relevant Information. Timely Encouragement. Ongoing Support at your fingertips. REALIZE mySUCCESS is a strong complement to the REALIZE Band and a powerful ally on the road to a new, healthier you.

REALIZE and REALIZE mySUCCESS are trademarks of Ethicon Endo-Surgery