About BAC
Our story
Bariatric Accountability Club (BAC) offers strategic weight loss support tools to the post operative bariatric patient to help improve lifelong weight lost odds and outcomes.
CLOSED PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP
Members of BAC participate in a closed, private Facebook group on a daily basis where they receive education about building a deeply healthy bariatric lifestyle that features: eating healthy, fitness, body/mind empowerment, spiritual development, and stress-reduction techniques. Members receive accountability through their journey and motivate each other with shared stories and successes.
WEEKLY GROUP SUPPORT MEETING
Members of BAC participate in weekly online support group meetings via Zoom, a free to download virtual meeting app that works cross-platform and is available for mobile devices, PCs and Macs. Members choose to share their video feed or remain anonymous during these meetings. Everyone in attendance agrees to a non-disclosure through attendance at the meeting.
Meeting invitations are accessed through the private Facebook Group and attendance is password protected.
The current weekly meeting schedule is:
Tuesdays 9am CST
Thursdays 7pm CST
Sundays 8:30pm CST
MEAL PLANS & BARI HEALTHY RECIPES
Members of BAC enjoy sample Forever Diet meal plans for bariatric weight loss mode (WLM). These meal plans feature 1 cup of food per meal consisting of: lean dense protein forward, healthy low glycemic veggies and fruits and healthy fats (evoo, avocado oil, nuts, seeds, nutbutters, grassfed butter, ghee and avocado).
Members love the recipes and sharing food logging on My Fitness Pal.
Join My Fitness Pal (MFP) for free.
Friend Us on MFP to view our Food Diary:
MyFitnessPal.com/BariatricAccountabilityClub
CLOSED PRIVATE BAC BOOK CLUB
BAC members will soon be enjoying the BAC Book Club where we will work through books dealing with creating healthy eating habits, working on the emotional aspect of healthy living, doing the headwork, and creating new lifelong habits for health and wellness.
BAC Book Club will also meet via Zoom and members can choose between sharing video feed or remaining anonymous. Meetings will be password protected and invitations accessed through the private BAC Facebook group.
Participation in BAC Book Club is not required, but if members participate they agree to purchase the required materials and workbooks for the current study.
PRIVATE ACCOUNTABILITY COACHING
Members of BAC can choose to work privately with Fluffy to target and achieve weight loss goals set by their physicians, surgeons and bariatric team. Scheduled appointments are available in 15 minute time blocks.
BAC does not accept insurance at this time.
PRIVATE NUTRITION COUNSELING
Members of BAC can choose to work privately with a Registered Dietician specializing in bariatric post operative nutrition to target and achieve weight loss goals set by their physicians, surgeons and bariatric team. Scheduled appointments are available in 45 minute time blocks.
First 15 minute assessment consultation is complimentary with purchase of a scheduled block of appointments. Private meetings are conducted via Zoom and are one-on-one with the RD.
BAC does not accept insurance at this time.
PRIVATE BARIATRIC THERAPY
Members of BAC can choose to work privately with a licensed therapist specializing in bariatric medicine to help them work through the emotional aspects that often accompany WLS. Scheduled appointments are available in 45 minute time blocks.
First 15 minute assessment consultation is complimentary with purchase of a scheduled block of appointments. Private meetings are conducted via Zoom and are one-on-one with the therapist.
BAC does not accept insurance at this time.
PRIVATE FITNESS TRAINING
Members of BAC can choose to work privately with a certified fitness trainer specializing in bariatric medicine to help them gain strength and fitness habits for lifetime health and wellness. Scheduled appointments are available in 45 minute time blocks.
First 15 minute assessment consultation is complimentary with purchase of a scheduled block of appointments. Private meetings are conducted via Zoom and are one-on-one with the therapist.
BAC does not accept insurance at this time.
Meet Fluffy
An eight year survivor of hormone positive late stage breast cancer, Fluffy’s all-time high weight of 325 pounds set her up with a high risk for recurrence.
Some of you may know her as Fluffy from FluffyChixCook.com, an LCHF (low carb healthy fat) food blog they kept for many years. When Fluffy became seriously ill with complications from breast cancer treatment, they were forced to take a long leave of absence from the blog, FCC. The blog still lives, but is no longer updated because Fluffy’s interests took a turn toward bariatric nutrition and lifestyle management.
When she hit the miraculous 5 Year No Evidence of Disease (NED) anniversary, her oncologist started talking to Fluffy about bariatric (RNY) surgery to help her achieve normal weight. He worked to educate Fluffy about how bariatric surgery could help save her life, possibly reduce the high risk of cancer recurrence she presently faced and might give her quality years with the people she loved. (She had a less than 50% chance of living 5 years when she was diagnosed-so this was new territory for her.)
After working for nine months to improve her chances of post-operative success, Fluffy had RNY bariatric surgery in February 2018. Her recent high weight before surgery was 287 pounds and she entered the bariatric program at Baylor University at 256 pounds. On the morning of surgery Fluffy weighed 222 pounds and had lost an impressive 65 pounds due to hard work, focused efforts and the support of her bariatric nutritionist (RD) and surgeon.
Today Fluffy maintains a goal weight range of 130-135 pounds and is considered normal weight for an adult female. In all, she’s lost 157 pounds.
Because of her weight loss and healthy lifestyle, her risk of breast cancer recurrence is greatly improved and she is loving life and learning to minimize the effects of chemo, radiation and surgeries through adopting a fitness routine for wellness that includes a focus on healthy nutrition.
After successfully navigating the bariatric journey during the past 3 years, she’s learned a few tips and tricks that might help other bariatric patients use their new tools to full advantage. By creating and reinventing how they think, feel, and interact with food during the honeymoon period and beyond, it’s possible to live a new life! And Fluffy helps connect people with their new tools for success.
“We created Bariatric Accountability Club (BAC) to fill a need we recognized in the WLS community. Many people did not understand what or how they should be eating. Success after WLS is directly tied to post-operative support systems and many bari friends have no form of support group-either online or in real life.”
BAC, is designed to help people who have had any form of bariatric surgery learn about nutrition and exercise while developing new healthy eating habits and lifestyle habits-wait for it-while living their best life!
BAC provides a private membership space on Facebook where we can have live daily support and interaction with a bariatric community who understands the highs and lows of post-surgery bariatric life. Whether you are trying to get to goal the first time or dealing with regain, BAC can help you remain focused.
BAC is a multi-platform interface: daily support on Facebook in addition to face-to-face group support meetings, book club meetings, cooking classes, and fitness activities and challenges via Zoom. We are also friends on MFP and have access to real time Food Diaries. Need meal or recipe inspiration? Done! There’s even 1-on-1, face-to-face accountability coaching available for members.
Make sure to like our page and follow us on Facebook.
Bariatric Accountability Club Page on Facebook.
For more community support, join the private Facebook Group
Join BAC Private Facebook Group.
PRIVATE NUTRITION COUNSELING
Members of BAC can choose to work privately with Fluffy to target and achieve weight loss goals set by their physicians, surgeons and bariatric team. Scheduled appointments are available in 15 minute time blocks.
BAC does not accept insurance at this time.
Feedback & Reviews
Find out what a few of our favorite bari healthy people are saying about Fluffy!
” Fluffy has had such a positive effect on my journey. From the beginning, it was no secret that Fluffy was knowledgeable and willing to help anyone who would ask. Unlike many people today, she tells you how it is, even when it may not be what you want to hear. It’s hard to put trust in a stranger, but when that stranger truly cares, it takes those worries away and that’s what I’ve found with Fluffy. She truly wants everyone to succeed and be healthy. I appreciate all the advice she has given me. From a stranger, to someone I now consider a friend, I can’t thank Fluffy enough. “
Jake H.
“Bariatric weight loss is not easy, I met Fluffy after I had a regain in my third year. She supported me through the mental battles and getting back on plan. I worked the weight back off and I’m maintaining five years out. “
Jenn W.
” I have been on this journey for two years, now. Well, 10 if you count my first gastric band in 2009 or so, which was great for a couple of years but then broke. I thought I’d keep the weight off, but didn’t as I hadn’t changed my habits – so when it broke, I lost my ‘policeman’. So I had bariatric surgery again at the very end of 2017 and this time, I committed myself to real change. I have lost almost 100lbs – or 130 from my heaviest 2009 weight. And now, two years later, the challenge is to keep it off, to keep running and to keep eating healthily. I was lucky to have my surgery about the same time as Fluffy. Her relentless energy, her scientifically grounded research, and her boundless enthusiasm have really inspired me to stay on track! “
Biddy R.
What can BAC do for you?
Let us know how we can help support you during your weight loss and maintenance journey. We know it’s about more than a number on a scale. It’s about living a bari healthy life!
Are you struggling to stay motivated?
BAC helps you set SMART (specific, measurable, assignable, realistic, timely) goals and teaches specific tools to help you refocus and rediscover your motivation for healthy living.
Sometimes just walking along side a mentor, someone who’s walked down a similar path, helps us connect and know we aren’t alone. There’s nothing like a friend who shares a common goal to keep you working towards a goal!
Do you want to get back on track & lose regain?
Have you fallen off-plan and lost ground in living your best bari life? Maybe life has gotten to you and you’ve experienced regain. Let BAC help you rediscover and reignite that internal desire for better health and better life. We can help you get back on track.
Say it with us…
I’m BAC now, baby!!!!
Do you feel overwhelmed with questions about how to follow a bari healthy lifestyle?
BAC uses the lifestyle suggestions promoted by the ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery). We can help you understand your bariatric team post-surgical plan.
Need advice?
Like and Follow BAC on Facebook. Connect with Fluffy via Messenger to schedule an accountability session or book an appointment with one of her accredited colleagues.
