Living WildFit Ebook

Table
of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS....................................................................... 2
CONGRATULATIONS........................................................................ 3
CORE PRINCIPLES OF WILDFIT..................................................... 4
MENTAL TIPS TO STAY ON TRACK............................................. 6
CYCLES AND SEASONS.................................................................... 8
WILDFIT SEASON EXPLAINED.....................................................11
WILDFIT FOOD RECOMMENDATIONS..................................... 12
HUNTING AND GATHERING........................................................13

A BASIC WILDFIT FOOD GUIDE
WILDFIT FOOD CLASSIFICATION GUIDE ............................... 13
YOUR WILDFIT DIET CONSTITUTION...................................... 14
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Congratulations
First of all: Congratulations. If you are reading this book,
you have just completed the WildFit Challenge. You have
just spent three months re-evaluating your relationship
with food and your body and now you might have some
questions:
Where do I go from here?
How do I keep the weight off?
How can I put weight back on?
How do I know what to eat?
How can I get my kids, friends, co-workers, or partner to

be more WildFit?
This short guide is designed to answer these questions

and to give you some clear guidance about how to
maintain your health and fitness long into the future.
PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS BOOK WITH ANYONE

WHO HAS NOT COMPLETED THE WILDFIT CHALLENGE.
Core Principles of WildFit
WildFit is based on some key ideas and core principles. By understanding some of
these principles, you might find it easier to maintain your WildFit lifestyle long after
your initial three months is over.
1) The word diet means “way of life.” It does not mean “temporary
alteration to your eating patterns to achieve a short term goal.”
This is an important principle, because as long as people view “going on a diet” as

merely a short-term commitment, they will be missing something very important:
your diet is your way of life, and will, therefore, have a huge influence on the quality
of your health and your life long-term. WildFit is not about going on a diet, it is
about making substantive changes to your relationship with food and with your
body.
2) Every living thing on earth has a specific diet; an evolved ability to

process—and dependencies upon—certain food sources.
Evolution is a slow process. For a species like ours, it can take hundreds of
thousands of years to evolve different food processing capabilities or different
nutritional requirements.
3) The more closely any living thing adheres to its evolved diet, the
more health and less disease it will experience.
When an organism maintains its evolved diet, it experiences better health. The
further off its evolved diet it veers, the greater the chances that it will experience
disease as a result of malnutrition (not getting enough of what it needs), toxicity
(getting the wrong things), or a weakened immune system (a combination of both).
4) Fruits and vegetables do not fight disease, but their absence will
cause or at least contribute to the development of disease.
Many people regard fruits and vegetables as medicine when, instead, they should
be seen as staple requirements for a healthy body. When we see them as medicine,
we might feel that we only really need them once we are sick. In truth, we should
always be looking for ways to increase our volume and variety of plant-based food
consumption.
5) Human diet is cyclical; we evolved with the seasons.
Our species, like most on earth, evolved to survive a variety of food cycles or
seasons. We are designed to get our nutritional requirements met over a period of
time. To suggest that there is some perfect combination of vitamins and minerals
that every human should eat every day is absurd. The only things that should be
listed as daily requirements are oxygen and water. Food, on the other hand, should
be eaten in variety over periods of time or seasons.
6) The food manufacturing and marketing industry is, on the whole,
at least as manipulative and dangerous as the tobacco industry
ever was.
Food manufactures are, like any company, driven by profits. They seek to increase
profits by selling more food and reducing their costs. The net result of this is that
the majority of people are over fed and under nourished. Food manufactures create
marketing campaigns, and include addictive ingredients, that are designed to get
people to eat far more food than they really require.
Unlike tobacco companies, they are manipulating a basic requirement of life (food)
to generate more profits, and they are causing a massive healthcare crisis in the
process.
7) “Everything in Moderation” includes your health and longevity.
When people say, “Everything in moderation,” they are generally trying to justify
eating non-functional foods. A moderate diet will result in moderate health, which
is why the two largest killers in the western world (cancer and heart disease) are
largely regarded as lifestyle diseases.
8) Nothing tastes as good as healthy longevity feels.
People often make food decisions in the moment without realizing that the
cumulative damage from the short-term pleasure of a tasty treat can be extremely
painful and expensive.
9) When you TREAT yourself, you should TREAT yourself well.
The next time you are planning to treat yourself, ask a great internal question: “Are
you going to treat yourself badly or are you going to treat yourself well?”
Treating yourself doesn’t have to involve sugary or fatty foods—it doesn’t have to
involve food at all. You can treat yourself in many other, more constructive, ways.
This could include a trip to the spa, a bike ride, or even just a long bath. Make time
for treating yourself well.
10) Leading is better than pushing.
We all have our own reasons for wanting to bring our family, friends, or co-workers
into a healthier lifestyle. They key is not to push but, rather, to attract. The healthier
you live, the better the example you create for others. And when you lead by
example, people will simply arrive at the point where they will want what you have.
Mental Tips to Stay on Track
One of the most effective features of the WildFit Challenge is the way we get our clients
to experience their relationship with food. Review what we have covered, and keep it
going in the weeks, months, and years after the program.
a) Pay attention to your internal dialog when it comes to food decisions.
By getting you to pay close attention to your food decisions, we are bringing those
conversations into the light; to the forefront of your consciousness. That gives you the
opportunity to make real improvements, and then, for years to come, to maintain those
improvements and even build on them.
Now that the challenge is over, keep the game going. If you notice that you want
something that you regard as “less than functional” then get back into the game. Notice
what you are saying to yourself and how the little-devil-on-your-shoulder is trying to
manipulate you.
b) Remember the Six Human Hungers.
When you are able to slow down and see which

of the hungers are driving your desire to eat,
you can address them properly and make better
decisions.
Remember, for example, that a dehydrated body

may well ask for food instead of water because
we have, historically, received so much of our
water from our food.
So, the next time you are feeling snacky, drink

down a big glass of water and see how you feel.
c) Notice how you really feel physically.
Remember that most food decisions are really a decision about changing the way you
feel. With that in mind, slow down and pay attention to:
1. How you feel just before the desire to eat kicks in.
2. How you feel just after you decide to eat something.
3. How you feel with the first bite.
4. How you feel with all the other bites.
5. How you feel half an hour later.
6. How you feel the next day.
d) Give yourself a TREAT day every so often.
Being overly fanatical is generally a bad idea. By giving yourself occasional Treat Days,
you can reward yourself in healthy ways.
We recommend using TREAT RATIOS to decide how often and when to have Treat Days.
Using a fixed once-a-week or once-a-month schedule seems to force people to have
Treat Days even when they don’t feel like it and doesn’t allow them to have Treat Days
when they do feel like it. This is why we recommend using the following Treat Ratio
Formula.
A Treat Ratio is, in essence, a minimum ratio of normal days to Treat Days that you
chose to live by to keep your health goals on track.
Someone may, for instance, decide to have the following Treat Ratios:
6:1 — One Treat Day to at least 6 normal days.

10:1 — One Treat Day to at least 10 normal days.
28:2 — One Treat Weekend to at least 28 normal days.
Once you have decided your Treat Ratio, you use the ratio like this:
You may have a Treat Day on any day you like, provided that you commit to the agreed
number of “normal days” immediately following. So if you are on a Treat Ratio of 6:1
you may decide to have a Treat Day on a Tuesday, but then you commit to not having
another Treat Day for at least a week afterward.
If you were, instead, on a 28:2 ratio, you might decide to have a Treat Weekend with the
knowledge that you will then go for at least a month before you have another one.
It is also important to remember that a Treat Day is not about Treating yourself badly; it
is about Treating yourself well. So it is important for you to decide what is acceptable on
your treat days—remembering, for instance, that certain foods are “cascade” foods and
might trigger strong cravings once you have them.
When choosing your ratio, it is important to consider your health goals and where you are
right now. For instance:
1) If you are in Category 1, you may opt for a shorter or smaller ratio like 6:1
or 10:1.
2) If you are in Category 2 or 3, you may opt for a longer or larger ratio to
allow more time for healing and, if it is important to you, weight release.
Perhaps in that case you might consider 10:1, 15:1, or 28:2.
Cycles and Seasons
Humans, and our ancestors, evolved with natural cycles or seasons. This suggests
that our bodies, our psychology, and our metabolism are suited to and react to the
seasons.
While we do not recommend strict adherence to your local seasons or, even, to the
full seasonal calendar, we do suggest that you create a lifestyle that is inspired by our
seasonal evolution.
This means avoiding having the same meals all the time. We encourage you to seek out
a variety of food sources and to choose your food combinations in cycles or seasons.
Many people fail to get enough variety—particularly of plant-based foods—in their diet.
This might contribute to:
a) The buildup of toxins that are naturally or unnaturally present

in those foods
b) A lack of certain vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that

may not be present in those foods
Ideally, WildFit suggests a pattern of mono-meals (or close to mono-meals) with

regular cycles or seasonal changes.
WildFit Seasons Explained
The Seasons , briefly outlined according to WildFit, are as follows:
1) WildFit Spring: A season of abundance marked, generally, by

heavy rainfall, abundant hunting, and lush plant-food options.
When simulating “WildFit Spring” you would focus on high-quality

vegetables, high-quality lean protein, and abundant water intake.
This communicates to the body that “Winter is over” and that there is
no further need for creating or maintaining stores of energy and water
(fat). This is an excellent season for weight loss and body fat percentage
adjustment.
To maintain WildFit Spring (which may put you in ketosis ) you should
increase your intake of lean, high-quality proteins (fish, meat, shellfish,
poultry), bitter green vegetables, and water, while dramatically reducing
or eliminating any sweet foods (including artificial sweeteners) and
sugar or carbohydrate-rich foods.
2) WildFit Summer: Also a season of abundance but with less

abundant hunting and an increase in carbohydrate-rich food
sources, such as berries and root vegetables.
In this season—a very good season for category one people to live
in—we suggest a reduction of animal protein and an increase in root
vegetables, with occasional consumption of berries.
This is an excellent season for strength training and exercise.
3) WildFit Fall: Also a season of abundance, but with even less

abundant hunting (less meat) and even more fruit availability.
In this season, we focus more on the consumption of fresh fruit. Ideally

as part of a mono-meal and on an empty stomach, the fresh fruit is full
of plant-based protein, vitamins, minerals, water, and healthy sugars.
This season (the sugar consumption) may activate the body’s “Winter is
coming switch” and trigger the body to (a) crave more sugar, (b) crave
more food generally, and (c) store energy and water (fat) in preparation
for Winter.
For people looking for a break from meat or animal protein, this is an
excellent vegan season.
4) WildFit Winter: A season of scarcity. Low availability of plant and
animal foods; difficult times.
This is the season that our body prepares for all year and, particularly,
in the Summer and Fall. Long, dry Winters can produce times of food
and water shortage.
While Winter may seem like a good season for weight loss, it is not. It
tells the body that food is scarce and, therefore, to be reluctant about
releasing fat stores. Low-calorie diets stress the body and make it worry
about starving to death. This may cause weight gain, slowed weight loss,
and general lethargy or feelings of depression.
The one redeeming feature of Winter is that it does give the digestive
system a break. Digestion is a major drain of resources, and fasts can be
an excellent way to cleanse the body and the digestive system.
WildFit recommends three general types of fasting :
1. WATER FASTS. A period of time that one only consumes water.
2. GREEN FASTS. A period of time that one only consumes water and green
smoothies and vegetables.
3. LIVE FOOD FASTS: A period of time that one only consumes water, greens and
fresh fruit.
These fasts can be conducted as one-off, occasional, or regularly

scheduled fasts. Options include:
a. The WildFit 1:6 Fast. This is a habit wherein one day per
week you undertake a 24-hour period doing one of the fasts
described above.
b. Multi-Day Fasts. These are fasts that may last for between
3 and 30 days. (Please do not fast longer than 3 days without
consulting a medical advisor or attending a dedicated fasting
clinic.)
c. The WildFit 9-Day Cleanse. This fast begins with a 3-day

water fast and is then followed by a 3-day green fast, and then
followed by a 3-day live-food fast.
Hunting. And Gathering. A Basic WildFit Food Guide.
WE NEED FOOD. BUT WHAT IS FOOD, EXACTLY?
Food (n): any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink in
order to maintain life and growth.
Since food is a nutritious substance, it then stands to reason that what is “food” to one
species may not be “food” to another.
Further, since food is a nutritious substance, it also stands to reason that much of what
is sold to us as “food” is not actually “food” at all.
So what is nutritious? There are a few things that make food nutritious:
1) Energy. Measured as calories.
Some food contains a surplus of calories (by providing more calories

than the body uses to process the food) and other foods do not (they
require more calories to process than they provide).
2) Macronutrients. Substances required in large quantities.
Our species evolved requirements for carbohydrates, fats, and proteins

in relatively large quantities. These are considered macronutrients.
3) Micronutrients. Substances required in smaller quantities.
Our species has evolved requirements for certain vitamins

and minerals in relatively small quantities. We require these
micronutrients on different cycles; some we need quite regularly, and
others, like B12, can last in our bodies for many months.
4) Roughage or Fiber. Indigestible components of plant-based

foods.
While we do not digest fiber and absorb, assimilate, or burn it in our

bodies, it is useful for our digestive system and the development and
stimulation (in the case of soluble fiber) of probiotic bacteria. Fiber can
also act as a cleanser, scrubbing the digestive system from the inside
as it passes through us.
So how do we decide if something is a food or not? If it does not

contain any of items 1, 2, or 3, it is not a required food and may not
even be a food at all.
If it does contain items 1, 2, or 3, but we have not evolved the capacity
to process the original food source and extract those things from it,
then is still not really a food (for us).
Take wood, for instance. Nutritious to a termite, or perhaps a beaver,

but not so much for us. We have neither the teeth, jaws, nor correctly
designed digestive system to process wood, so even if it contains
vitamins or minerals that our bodies need, it is still not a food.
(This last note is important because we are constantly bombarded

by messages about certain foods containing micronutrients and
macronutrients that we need, but just it cannot be taken for granted
that we can extract those nutrients in every case.)
WildFit Food Recommendations
WildFit, as you know, is based upon the idea that every species has evolved (over
thousands of generations) certain nutritional dependencies and certain food processing
capabilities. Our diet, or foods that fall squarely into our diet, lie at the intersection of
these two things:
1.) Our nutritional dependencies.

2.) Our processing capacity.
We use this logic to classify foods into four categories:
1.) Essential. Necessary foods.

2.) Acceptable. Useful, but not necessary foods.
3.) Rarely. Not ideal food; very occasional
consumption if any.
4.) Never. Toxic, addictive, or otherwise harmful.
Essential and Acceptable foods are the only ACTUAL foods; everything else is
considered, in WildFit, as a non-food and should be consumed only occasionally,
if ever.
Eating non-foods creates a number of challenges:
1) Every non-food a person consumes probably replaces a

needed food (i.e., Eat junk and have less room—and less
desire—for veggies).
2) Non-foods are often very high in low-quality calories which

cause both short-term and long-term blood sugar issues and
may lead to the development of Type II Diabetes.
3) Non-foods are often absent of water content, which causes
the body to use more of its existing water supply to process
it—moving one closer to dehydration.
4) Non-foods generally contain substances or compounds that

our bodies are not capable of processing effectively. This may
cause the body to spend even more energy to process the
foods and eject the unwanted substances. Non-foods may
also trigger increased toxicity or even stress to the immune
system.
Categorizing food into Essential, Acceptable, Occasional, and Rarely can be

somewhat subjective. Each person has to choose how strictly they wish to
adhere to our guidelines. With that in mind, we have provided you with:
1) A rough guide of these classifications according to WildFit.

2) A blank template so that you can classify foods for yourself
and create your own Nutritional Constitution.
WILDFIT FOOD CLASSIFICATION GUIDE
water, fruit*, leafy vegetables, root vegetables*, sea

vegetables, nuts, wild meat (bison, venison, moose, etc.),
Essential wild fish, free range eggs, raw honey*, coconut water,
coconut flesh
brown rice*, wild rice*, sweet potatoes*, avocados, almond

Acceptable milk, hemp milk, natural salt
tomatoes, bell peppers*, squash, zucchini

Occasional
white rice*, potatoes*, oats*, maple syrup*, agave*, rice

Rarely milk*, alcohol*, cashews*
refined sugar*, dairy products, artificial sweeteners*,

artificial flavors, food coloring, chemical additives,
Never monosodium glutamate, caffeine, wheat, GMO foods,
peanuts, deep-fried foods
* Items that contain sugar or are sweet tasting should be avoided when in WildFit Spring.
Your WildFit Diet Constitution
Please use this template to create your personal WildFit Food Constitution.
Seasons
Choose one of the following Seasonal Ratios (or design your own) that will form the basis of your
Food Constitution:
We strongly recommend choosing a seasonal ration in advance. Remember, too, that the ratios
do not call for a specific day-of-the-week or day-of-the-month but, rather, a day that you choose in
the correct ratio.
YOUR FOOD PLAN
Essential
Acceptable
Occasional
Rarely
Never
Please complete the following table in order to consciously classify various foods and establish your
focus areas and no-go-zones.

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CORE PRINCIPLES OF WILDFIT..................................................... 4

MENTAL TIPS TO STAY ON TRACK............................................. 6

CYCLES AND SEASONS.................................................................... 8

WILDFIT SEASON EXPLAINED.....................................................11

WILDFIT FOOD RECOMMENDATIONS..................................... 12

HUNTING AND GATHERING........................................................13

YOUR WILDFIT DIET CONSTITUTION...................................... 14

Where do I go from here?

How do I keep the weight off?

How can I put weight back on?

How do I know what to eat?

How can I get my kids, friends, co-workers, or partner to

This short guide is designed to answer these questions

PLEASE DO NOT SHARE THIS BOOK WITH ANYONE

This is an important principle, because as long as people view “going on a diet” as

2) Every living thing on earth has a specific diet; an evolved ability to

5) Human diet is cyclical; we evolved with the seasons.

7) “Everything in Moderation” includes your health and longevity.

8) Nothing tastes as good as healthy longevity feels.

9) When you TREAT yourself, you should TREAT yourself well.

10) Leading is better than pushing.

a) Pay attention to your internal dialog when it comes to food decisions.

b) Remember the Six Human Hungers.

When you are able to slow down and see which

Remember, for example, that a dehydrated body

So, the next time you are feeling snacky, drink

c) Notice how you really feel physically.

6:1 — One Treat Day to at least 6 normal days.

a) The buildup of toxins that are naturally or unnaturally present

b) A lack of certain vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that

Ideally, WildFit suggests a pattern of mono-meals (or close to mono-meals) with

The Seasons , briefly outlined according to WildFit, are as follows:

1) WildFit Spring: A season of abundance marked, generally, by

When simulating “WildFit Spring” you would focus on high-quality

2) WildFit Summer: Also a season of abundance but with less

This is an excellent season for strength training and exercise.

3) WildFit Fall: Also a season of abundance, but with even less

In this season, we focus more on the consumption of fresh fruit. Ideally

WildFit recommends three general types of fasting :

1. WATER FASTS. A period of time that one only consumes water.

These fasts can be conducted as one-off, occasional, or regularly

c. The WildFit 9-Day Cleanse. This fast begins with a 3-day

WE NEED FOOD. BUT WHAT IS FOOD, EXACTLY?

1) Energy. Measured as calories.

Some food contains a surplus of calories (by providing more calories

2) Macronutrients. Substances required in large quantities.

Our species evolved requirements for carbohydrates, fats, and proteins

3) Micronutrients. Substances required in smaller quantities.

Our species has evolved requirements for certain vitamins

4) Roughage or Fiber. Indigestible components of plant-based

While we do not digest fiber and absorb, assimilate, or burn it in our

So how do we decide if something is a food or not? If it does not

Take wood, for instance. Nutritious to a termite, or perhaps a beaver,

(This last note is important because we are constantly bombarded

WildFit Food Recommendations

1.) Our nutritional dependencies.

We use this logic to classify foods into four categories:

1.) Essential. Necessary foods.

water, fruit, leafy vegetables, root vegetables, sea

brown rice, wild rice, sweet potatoes*, avocados, almond

white rice, potatoes, oats, maple syrup, agave*, rice

refined sugar, dairy products, artificial sweeteners,