Will Winston and Cameron Tricky discuss the importance of glucagon, a hormone that mobilizes stored energy, in contrast to insulin, which stores energy. They emphasize the benefits of intermittent fasting, particularly a 14-16 hour fast, for glucagon activation. They highlight the role of diet, especially low-carb, high-protein meals, in regulating insulin and glucagon levels. The conversation also covers the impact of sleep, morning light exposure, and exercise on hormone balance. They stress the importance of making informed dietary choices and the role of gratitude and community support in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.

Most people try to lose fat by pushing harder in the gym and eating less. Will and Cameron Trickey show you a different path: work with your biology, not against it.

They unpack:

• Why oxygen and walking are your most underrated fat-loss tools
• How to eat so insulin stops trapping you in storage mode
• The role of glucagon, fasting, and whole foods in unlocking stored body fat
• How sunlight, sleep, and circadian rhythm quietly make or break your results

This is lived experience, not theory—from alcohol-free, metabolically healthy dads who rebuilt their lives and want to show you how to start.

In this episode of The Primal Journey Podcast, host Will Winston dismantles the modern myth that fat loss is about discipline and suffering. Instead, he reframes transformation as a hormonal and metabolic process—one that begins when you live in alignment with your biology, not against it.

Will is joined by Thomas Bonham, a devoted husband and father who lost 40 pounds in just four months by returning to the fundamentals of human design. By eliminating processed foods, prioritizing animal-based protein, and embracing a high-protein, low-carbohydrate way of eating, Thomas rebuilt his health from the inside out. Steak became a staple—not a cheat—and food once again served its true purpose: nourishment.

Beyond nutrition, Thomas layered in daily walking and hard, intentional training at Burn Boot Camp—mirroring the natural rhythm of ancestral movement: frequent low-level activity punctuated by brief, intense effort. The result wasn’t just fat loss, but clarity, energy, and presence that spilled into his family, work, and community.

Will and Thomas also confront the modern environment head-on—from constant junk-food advertising to cultural normalization of metabolic dysfunction—arguing that small, consistent choices with real food create outsized results. True change doesn’t come from willpower or punishment, but from aligning with the DNA that carried humans through hundreds of thousands of years.

The episode closes with gratitude, momentum, and an open invitation: step off the modern treadmill, return to what works, and begin your own primal journey.