Thyroid Body Type and Weight Loss (Sonic Type)

The thyroid body type, also called the Sonic Type, is one of the three different body types in the Bodytypology system.

If you’ve ever wondered “What is my body type?” — and if weight gain around the middle (a spare tire) sounds familiar — this description may resonate with you.

When you discover your type and start eating for your body type, you’ll lose weight naturally if you need to, gain energy, strength, stamina, heal what ails you, and transform your life.

That’s exactly what happened to me. When I changed my eating to the body type plan, I completely transformed my health and my life.

The Three Body Types

• Gaia Body Type (pear-shaped, nurturing, balance-focused)
• Athena Body Type ( Adrenal Type - apple-shaped, strong and determined)
• Sonic Body Type (slender build, quick metabolism, nervous system-driven)

Energy levels of the Thyroid body type

The thyroid gland influences the nervous system, growth, and sleep. Sonic women are usually early risers — awake at 6 or 6:30 without an alarm, ready to go.

Morning is the best time of the day for you. You wake up early, often 6 or 6:30 on your own without an alarm clock, ready to take on the day.

You may think that you have a lot of energy in the morning and consider yourself a morning person. Many of my clients believe this. However, often, they must be up and at ‘em early as they have children to get off to school and a lot going on. What time would you sleep in until on the weekend if no one woke you up? For a Thyroid Type would be maximum 8 AM. Other types can usually sleep in later.

When your type is unbalanced your energy is up and down during the day.

Low energy times coincide with the time when your cravings are strongest.own, with common crashes around 10:30 AM and 4:30 PM. These dips often trigger cravings for sweets or stimulants.

Generally the Thyroid Body Type does not fare well with staying up late. You’re ready for bed by 10:00 or 10:30, and if you miss sleep, you feel it the next day.

Personality Traits 

The thyroid gland is the gland of feelings, pleasant emotions, sentimentality, movement and rapidity. Decorum is very important. When you are depressed, have fears, or feel sad, this indicates that your thyroid is unbalanced. 

Thyroid Body Types express themselves well. You are eloquent and many of you are writers. You may use your hands to gesture a lot as you talk. You are vivacious, intelligent and entrepreneurial.

The Sonic woman loves sensations and things that will excite you. You have a passion for new things, things outside of the ordinary and sometimes tend to leave projects unfinished and move onto your next creative venture. You love change because it stimulates you.

But when unbalanced, your nervous energy can leave you impatient, abrupt, or easily distracted. Your moods shift quickly — from excited to defeated, creative to frustrated.

You work hard, often too hard. Resting feels unnatural, but your body desperately needs recovery.

You are quick to react and have a nervous energy. You can be impatient. When angry, your anger is most often aimed at the situation rather than the person. You are abrupt and you get straight to the point. 

What bothers you and exhausts you? Sentimental let downs, heart breaks, divorce, conflicts, being rejected. Feelings of being overwhelmed, insurmountable objects, frustrations, overwork, over-thinking, overdoing, monotony, routine, situations requiring power, stability and endurance.

For women, when pregnant you feel trapped and you can’t wait to start doing your own things again.

• You need more fresh air.
• You need to learn to rest.
• You need a vacation.

Food Cravings of the Thyroid Body Type

For Sonic women, sweets and stimulants are the downfall. Common cravings include:

• Coffee
• Sugar
• Chocolate
• Fruits
• Alcohol
• Wine
• Tea
• Cigarettes
• Carbohydrates, bread, pasta, starches
• Soft drinks

Cravings tend to be strongest at 10:30 AM, at 4:30 PM, before bedtime and at 4 AM.

You have a good, large appetite and a strong, fast digestive system and you do not have a tendency to gain weight as much as some of the other types.

Common Ailments of the Thyroid Body Type

Because your nervous system is delicate, Sonic types are prone to stress-related conditions. Overwork and stimulants can lead to:

• Burnout and depression
• Digestive issues (ulcers, colitis, diarrhea, constipation, reflux)
• Osteoporosis and joint pain from excess acidity
• Palpitations, tachycardia, sensitive veins
• Nervous tics, fears, or anxiety

Your body needs calm, recuperation, and nourishment.

Physical Traits of the Thyroid Body Type

• Tall, slender, long arms/legs, thin fingers/toes
• Small face, thin neck, delicate features
• Dry skin, hair that breaks easily, early greying
• Weight gain tends to show up as a spare tire — soft fat around the middle, hips, and lower abdomen
• Very little cellulite, small buttocks, little perspiration

Even if you don’t gain easily overall, when you do, it’s concentrated around the belly.

Weight loss should not be a battle or a struggle

I’m Sue-Anne Hickey, naturopath and weight loss specialist. For nearly two decades, I’ve helped hundreds of women eat right for their body type and achieve lasting transformation.

Because weight loss is never just about food — it’s about self-worth, self-care, and self-love. When you align your eating with your body type, everything changes.

 Start today by Taking the Body Type Quiz.

Your Sonic superpower is quickness and vitality. When you eat right for your thyroid body type, that lightness returns — and weight loss becomes effortless.