Dr Mark Boccola

17/03/2025

🌞🌱 WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY CLINIC 🎈🌼

Our MAY central west clinic is at Bathurst Specialist Centre.

The Circle of Care package includes costs of surgery and 12 months after-care with allied health & surgeon follow-up.

Telehealth appointments are available any day of the week.

Contact us today- 8711 0134 OR nsw@circleofcare.com.au

For more info check our website- circleofcare.com.au

Sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass, band conversion.

17/10/2023

Thinking about or preparing for Omega Loop Bypass, check out my new You Tube video- a step by step guide to the operation 😀

https://youtu.be/42XJbzB3OwA

02/08/2023

Thankyou to all the GP's who attended our 'Management of Metabolic Disease' event last night!

Also big thankyou to Prof Steven Boyages for a superb update on the current weight loss medications and what's coming in the near future 'triple action incretins'😀

28/05/2023

Thanks everyone for coming along to the walk this morning! Was great to catch up again and get some FRESH air 😄

23/05/2023

Well done Antoinette!!! 🎉🎈
80kg lost, 12 months post sleeve gastrectomy. Very impressive discipline with food choices, laps at the pool and now reformer pilates!

Its been great to see the lifestyle changes happening and all the benefits that come with it 😊 Look forward to catching up again in 6 months
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21/05/2023

with With a few simple tweaks, most recipes can be weight loss surgery friendly.

You can generally try reducing, replacing or removing ingredients, depending on the dish.

This can be done in both home prepared and takeaway meals.

Take Asian dishes for an example. You can:
✔️ reduce the portion of noodles (as pictured in this takeaway meal), or replace with zucchini noodles
✔️ replace coconut cream with evaporated milk and coconut essence
✔️ replace coconut cream with light coconut milk
✔️ reduce the portion of rice, or replace with cauliflower rice.

Have you got any recipe modifications that you recommend? 👇 👇 👇

Justine and Sally 😊

16/05/2023

Well done Nathan! Great to have a guy send his transformation shots in👍

Nathan lost 56kg in 12 months after sleeve gastrectomy. He does the most heavy duty protein shake I've come across. Great to see his passion for resistance training rubbing off onto others, I know he's inspired me to get back into it...🏋‍♂️😆 Awesome job Nathan 👏👏👏

26/02/2023

Bella Vista walk this morning starting out from . Thankyou ladies & gents for coming out and enjoying the morning it was great to see people connecting and sharing stories from their journey.

The vote was to have the next one at the Regatta Centre 😀

20/02/2023

📣⭐️💫 New location- Ashfield!💫⭐️📣

We now have a new operating list at The Sydney Private Ashfield once per month. Which will give even more flexibility for our patients when booking their surgery date.

17/02/2023

Well done Kaylah! Losing over half your body weight in 12 months is an amazing achievement.

It's been great to see your weight loss progressing over the year and also hear about your promotions at work 👏👏👏

Many horse riding adventures now await woohooo! 🐎🥳🌞

13/02/2023

Chels • IBS & FODMAP Dietitian / Nutritionist] with Confused about what a FODMAP is? Read on. 👇🏼​​​​​​​​
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FODMAP is an acronym, and it stands for Fermentable Oligosaccharides, Disaccharides, Monosaccharides, and Polyols, which are short-chain carbohydrates and sugar alcohols that are poorly absorbed by the body, resulting in abdominal pain and bloating.​​​​​​​​
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There are six types of FODMAPs including:​​​​​​​​
➖ Fructose ​​​​​​​​
➖ Sorbitol​​​​​​​​
➖ Mannitol​​​​​​​​
➖ Galacto-oligosaccharides ​​​​​​​​
➖ Fructans​​​​​​​​
➖ Lactose ​​​​​​​​
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💡The most important thing to remember is that FODMAP-containing foods are not 'bad'. They are found in very healthy foods such as onions, apples, asparagus, mushrooms, peaches and milk. ​​​​​​​​
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For this reason, the low FODMAP diet should not be undertaken without the guidance of a trained professional. ​​​​​​​​
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Working with a specialist dietitian like myself will fast-track your results so that you can get back to living a comfortable and happy life! Head to the link in my bio to get on the waitlist for my 📣final Group Program for 2022! 📣 Chels • IBS & FODMAP Dietitian / Nutritionist] ​​​​​​​​
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