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Welcome back to episode 90, we are gonna be talking about losing weight and we're gonna be starting with breakfast. Welcome back to the thriving thyroid podcast, where we choose to become empowered patients and take our health into our own hands. Hi, I'm Shannon Hanson, a Christian entrepreneur, a mom of three. And after dealing with my own health mysteries, I made it my mission to learn everything I could about the thyroid. I soon became certified as a holistic wellness practitioner, a functional nutrition practitioner and a functional diagnostic practitioner. And so much more. After that, I founded the revolutionary thyroid program, the Hanon method as a health professional and a mom. I fully understand the importance of having a fun, simple, and sustainable plan for achieving a responsive thyroid. So I share actionable and practical strategies for developing a responsive thyroid so that the ambitious moms and women can gain freedom from fatigue and lose the thyroid weight once. And for all each week, I will be here for you along with my guest experts, we will be sharing simple and tangible tips that work for not only your thyroid, your hormones, your family, and your mindset, so that you can get back to living the life that you envision for yourself. Welcome to the thriving thyroid podcast,
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Right? You guys welcome back. So I'm back. So , it's been a while. I took a vacation with my family to Mexico and it was beautiful and amazing and everything I wanted and more, and it was actually really, really good timing for me. I've been feeling a lot of feelings lately. Some of this I know as postpartum my emotions around six months start to go a little, a little wonky, and you're kind of settling in to the new routine. And I found for myself, it's like all of the adrenaline starts to kind of wear off and things start to settle in. People are still helpful, but not as helpful as maybe they once were when you first had a brand new baby and life can just start to like it changes. I, I don't wanna be even wanna say it's overwhelming because it's not overwhelming.
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It just changes anyways. And then there's been a few things in my business that I'm like, I don't know what to do. I don't know how to handle this. I don't know the direction or the path that I need to be going. And I've really been praying for inspiration and guidance. And I know that God Heley father does not always just hit you over the head with this like profound answer. Usually it's like you, you have to take action and move forward and then begin to discover, Hey, this is, this is a really good choice. Or, Hey, this isn't a good choice. And I I've had an experience lately and I'm not gonna go into the details that other people made choices that affected my business and I've been holding onto some resentment, some hurt, some anger, some frustration. And so anyways, long story short, going to Mexico was perfect and relaxing and allowed me to kind of clear my head and what I think has helped me move forward in a more positive direction and in a way that is also really, really supportive to myself to my family.
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And I think is, is also going to really benefit you guys long term . So I'm not ready to disclose all of the details yet, but the one thing I wanna tell you guys, especially you podcast listeners, we are going to start doing, I don't know, units series segments, where I'm talking about the same topic, but talking about it in a lot of different ways. Maybe diving a little bit deeper into things. It's not gonna be like a part one part two. Maybe some of it will be , but for summer there, this is happening both in the membership coaching program and also inside the Hanon method where people are like, I've lost, you know, 20 pounds, I've lost 30 pounds. I'm starting to feel good, but I've kind of hit this plateau, which is what I've maybe hit in the past. And I just can't overcome this plateau, or I always get to this point and then something happens and I start gaining weight again or whatever.
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And so, and summertime, I think anytime we are in bathing suits or in less clothing, it brings up a lot of feelings and insecurities about our body. And it just kind of brings it to the forefront because we can't hide behind big baggy sweatshirts and sweatpants and sweaters and all the things during, during fall and winter. And it was really interesting today. One of the speakers she spoke about how at church, we, this was at church, she was speaking about how we keep our mind so busy and distracted. And she went into when, you know, when she sits down or whatever it is when she sits down and tries to relax. She's thinking about this exercise routine that she has embarked upon, but it's not really working and she's not feeling comfortable in her body. And you know, when somebody gives her a compliment about, oh, Hey, you look really beautiful.
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She can't accept that compliment because she doesn't feel that way about herself. And these are all of the things. And all of the thoughts that I've been thinking about. Number one for myself, be again, being postpartum. Like my hypothyroidism, my symptoms have flared back up after being in remission for five years. so that's not super fun and that's been very emotional for me and then going to Mexico, being in a bathing suit. And I'm like, oh my gosh, like, things are not the way that they should be. And then couple that with the stress of running a business and all of these different things, I started out heavier than what I wanted to be because of the stress of my business and because of all of these external things. And then as soon as I was like, Hey, okay, I'm gonna, you know, get focused again.
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I'm gonna start eating better. I'm gonna start putting myself on a routine and a regimen to help manage my stress so that my weight goes down. I was pregnant. So a lot of this stuff is not only for you guys as a listener, but also for myself and also for the members that we're working with in inside the membership or in the Hanson method or so on and so forth. Okay. So what I have decided to do, like I said, is we're gonna be talking about weight, weight management, overcoming plateaus, helping you guys to understand maybe some of the steps that you need to take. Now, if you are on Instagram, head over to the thriving thyroid podcast and send me a message, especially in real time, as you guys are listening to this, because I want to hear from you guys where you're at in your journey, we have thousands upon thousands of downloads.
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And I don't know your story. , I don't know your journey when it comes to thyroid. I don't know if a majority of my listeners are diagnosed or undiagnosed or, you know, sometimes, sometimes it's nice to get a little bit of feedback and share a little bit of your story with me and let me know that you are a podcast listener, so I can start to keep track of some of these things. All right. So , let's dive into breakfast. So in some of the emails or in the messages, you can, you can tell me if you're a breakfast eater or if you eat healthy breakfast, or maybe you're just grabbing coffee for breakfast. And, and really in this episode, I want you guys to feel inspired with good breakfast as we will break this down a little bit more in terms of why it's important to have a good breakfast.
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Okay. And if you don't have time, hopefully we will give you some good, easy, healthy grab and go options in the morning because who doesn't run short on time in the morning. I know, I think I plan and prepare and then I'm like, oh yeah, okay. Four kids now. And there's always something , somebody's gotta go to the bathroom. Someone can't find a shoe. Someone breaks a glass, someone. I mean, it's always something, right? So maybe you're ready to ditch the desserts. And I say desserts, but really, I mean the pastries and the things that taste super yummy, but maybe aren't supportive to our thyroid and balancing our hormones, our blood sugar, all of that. So don't worry. We've got you covered in this episode. So there are three must eat breakfast items. And again, this is gonna be sometimes when we have thyroid issues, we have a lot of food sensitivities or imbalances that way.
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And I want you to know that food sensitivities are a sign of dysfunction. We become sensitive to food. When other things in our body isn't working, we should be able to eat eggs, right? We're gonna be talking about eggs. we should be able to eat eggs. No problem. But if your body is in a state of disease, they may be difficult for you to, to eat. All right. So here we go. Let's talk about this. We need to start our mornings off with a good amount of protein in the morning, because this is gonna help with sugar management. It's gonna help with metabolism and it's gonna help with the weight loss. This is because protein helps you feel full or longer and uses up a bunch of calories to absorb and metabolize the food. So you are using energy to break down the food.
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So I'm gonna show you how to get the protein and as well as some veggies and some healthy fats for your soon to be favorite new go-to breakfast. So breakfast is let's start with eggs. So eggs are always a good idea or good thing to eat. Again, unless you have a food sensitivity and I'm happy to maybe chat with you a little bit more one on one on what to do about that and some ideas. So what I'm not talking about here is process egg whites in a carton. Okay. I am talking about the whole egg. So egg whites are mostly protein while the yolks are really a nutrient powerhouse. And I know in baby led weaning and things like that, they actually start feeding babies, egg yolks pretty early on because of the nutritional benefit of, of the yolk.
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They'll mix it with, you know, either formula or breast milk or whatever to break it down and then feed the baby. Okay. so those egg yolks contain vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and healthy fats, eggs have been shown to keep you fuller longer and help stabilize blood sugar and insulin levels. Now, if you've been around for a while, you guys know the importance of balancing out those insulin levels to help stabilize other hormones inside the body. So not to mention eggs are super easy to boil a whole bunch of them and keep them in the fridge and grab them and go for breakfast, which you are short on time now, I know this isn't breakfast related, but when we were in Mexico, we were having kind of a difficult time in this area, finding at, at the store we went to, I don't know, my hu.
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I sent my husband and he was struggling to find chicken or meat or something for the week. And he ended up buying, I think, like 18 eggs or something like that. Maybe a little more. I think it was half a dozen. Maybe it was like two. And I don't know, anyways, that's not, not the point, but what we did is yes, we had them for breakfast, but I also boiled them up and we put them on our salad for lunch one day, so that we had a little bit of protein because just lettuce and tomato. And what else do we put on there? Like carrots and cucumbers. Like, that's not gonna keep you full for a really long time. So they can be super easy to add it to salads or other things like that to help give you that extra protein.
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So here's that you guys need to know the cholesterol in the eggs is not associated with an increased risk of heart disease or anything like that. So, one thing that you need to consider is try to prevent cooking the yolks at a high temperature, because that can cause some of the cholesterol in the eggs to be to oxidize. And the oxidized cholesterol is the heart unhealthy stuff. Okay. So oxidation bad you know, cook at a lower temperature for a little bit longer and you avoid that. And that's the same thing for using certain types of oils and things like that. Okay. All right. Number two. Let's keep plugging away here. number two is net N is nuts and seeds. So nuts and seeds contain protein, healthy fats, vitamins minerals, and fiber nuts and or seeds is also a great thing to add or contribute to your breakfast.
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You won't be a, you won't be fooled by candied nuts, right? Sweetened nets and butters or chia cereals with added sugars. I want you to know that I'm talking about real whole unsweetened food here. nuts and seeds are the ultimate fast food when you are running late in the morning. So you can cry, grab a small handful of almonds, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, as you're running out the door and you can munch on them while you are commuting. So not to mention how easy it is to add that spoonful of Nu butter or seed butter into your morning breakfast smoothies. We do smoothies all the time and I will add in pumpkin seeds, cuz they're super high in protein to help get me, give me that little boost of extra proteins along with the healthy fats. So here's another hint for you guys.
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If you like creamy lattes in the morning, try adding, try making one with Nu or seed butter. Just add in your, add your regular hot tea and a tablespoon or two of that creamy Nu or seed butter into your blender and mix it or blend it until it is nice. And Froy my husband loves banana shakes in the morning with some vanilla protein and he adds in peanut butter. He can do things like that as well. All right. Number three, veggies. Yes. You already know you should be getting protein at every meal, including breakfast, but this is, but this also applies to veggies. Okay. You should be adding veggies to every meal because of the fiber, right? Veggies are powerhouse of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytochemicals, fiber, and water. And you can't go wrong with adding them all the time. if you don't already do so you should definitely try them with breakfast.
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Going back to the eggs, I have served eggs over like an arugula salad or not a arugula salad or I've, you know, mixed in, what am I trying to say? Like a breakfast ke in the morning, like a restless ke or a Forta or something like that, where you're able to add in some of those greens, maybe some bell peppers, maybe some onions mushrooms and the other really cool thing about doing something like that or a breakfast burrito is you can make big batches of that and keep it in your fridge and warm them up throughout the week so that you're getting in those veggies early in the week. Okay. So you may not feel comfortable about maybe roasting vegetable vegetables and eating those for breakfast, especially here in America. I know we have listeners all over the country or all over the world, but in other countries it is, they don't eat pastries.
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They don't eat donuts. the way we do. They they're going to eat more of a Hardy well-balanced breakfast that may include more veggies or roasted veggies. And that was something for me that I had to transition into. I'll give you an example. So it was really weird for me to think about or hear that people would eat their leftovers from dinner for breakfast. I was like, wait, what? Like you don't eat breakfast food. That was kind of a, an interesting thing. And I remember a, I don't know if it was a coach or a nutritionist many, many years ago was talking about how that's, what they did. And it was a way for them to break the blood sugar imbalances. And I was like, oh, that's interesting. And thinking about it. I, so again, when we were in Mexico, we typically, what we did is we ate breakfast and lunch at the place that we were staying.
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We stayed at an Airbnb and then we would go for dinner somewhere. And the first night we were there, we ate at the resort restaurant and I ordered a ribeye steak and it came with, oh my gosh, the most delicious veggies ever. They were perfectly seasoned. They were heirloom carrots. So they were like the purple and the yellow and the orange. And they were beautiful and they had peppers and I didn't eat the whole ribeye. So I saved the rib. I and I, there were plenty of veggies and things like that. So I actually ended up the next day, reheating the steak. I had that with some eggs cuz it wasn't very much. And I had like an egg and then I had the veggies with it and I was like, this is the best thing ever. I was actually really bummed that my kids ate all of the salsa because I wanted to have some of that with my eggs anyways.
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So think of things like that, where you can incorporate those veggies into your breakfast. Okay. And just also know that you can break, break these breakfast rules and eat leftover veggies or other things for breakfast. Okay. So I'm gonna just quickly share a really simple egg and veggie omelet type deal. So you can use one teaspoon of coconut oil, two eggs, one or two, depending on how hungry you are and then a quarter of a cup of graded zucchini or mushrooms or peppers and some salt and pepper, or maybe some turmeric for anti-inflammatory add the coconut into your frying pan, coconut it on low, put it in a cast iron pan or you know, something along those lines and let that coconut oil melt. And in the meantime you can just grab that bowl, mix eggs up, add in your veggies of choice, your spices, and then pour the egg mixture into the frying pan and cook it up.
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You guys, or you can scramble it. Or if you are really good at making the omelets, you let it cook on that one side on a low temperature and then you can flip it over until it is no longer running you guys. It is super, super easy. Like I said, you can add in your leftover veggies from the night before, it should not be a big ordeal. And you guys know that I'm always a fan of smoothies, breakfast, movies, protein drinks, the morning, whatever you call them. It's a great way to get fruit and veggies and protein. First thing in the morning while you are running out the door. All right, you guys, I will see you on the next
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