The Drunk Diet, Luc Carl
The Drunk Diet, Luc Carl
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The Drunk Diet
How I Lost 40 Pounds...Wasted: A Memoir

Author: Lüc Carl

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Unabridged: 5 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/30/2012

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

With his trademark rock 'n' roll hair and snakeskin spandex pants, plus a hot rod and a Harley, Lüc Carl fit the part as a bar manager based in New York City's gritty Lower East Side. And life was good for this Omaha, Nebraska, transplant—a talented drummer who originally moved to the big city to pursue his rock 'n' roll dreams—until, suddenly, it wasn't. Fast forward through seven years of working long hours, binging on late-night Chinese food, and drinking excessively; life had found Lüc forty pounds overweight and completely out of shape. But when he turned to the "experts" for advice—reading countless fitness and weight-loss books in the process—he discovered that they all made the same claim: "You can't drink alcohol if you want to lose weight." Lüc decided to take matters into his own hands to transform his body and his life his way.

Full of charismatic wit and raucous stories about his life, The Drunk Diet will inspire and challenge you to become fitter, healthier, and happier. Lüc's fitness philosophy isn't about following a list of rigid rules or traditional "do this, not that" charts, but gaining a better understanding of how the body works and discovering what you're personally willing to change about your lifestyle in order to reach your goals. For him, that meant trading in the crap he was eating for unprocessed, natural foods and embracing a new-found love for exercise, but never sacrificing his social life (or his love for cold beer).

This is the story of how one chain-smoking, cheeseburger-eating, hard-partying rock 'n' roller grew into an avid runner and cyclist and, ultimately, a happier version of himself. He will be the first to tell you: If he could do it, so can you.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lüc

I wrote this book. It's the greatest book in the world. This book will change your life. Thank you for looking, I love you. Also check out the FREE preview Tales From The Drunk Diet on e-readers!......more

Goodreads review by Laura

I received an ARC of this book through a GoodReads give-away, and was excited to jump right in when it arrived in my mailbox two days ago. It sounds kind of insane to say I was stoked to read a memoir that also doubles as a self-help/diet book, but one look at the cover and you'll see this isn't you......more

Goodreads review by Maija

This book isn't a typical memoir - it isn't a typical weight-loss how-to, either. Somehow Carl manages to combine the two into a funny, practical read on how he managed to lose weight & keep it off. I appreciate that Carl doesn't try to tell the reader how to lose weight. Instead, he describes how he......more

As a Luc fan, I can't wait to read the book. I pre-ordered it a while ago and I know it is worth waiting for. For all of you people who have no clue who Luc is, if you have twitter I recommend you follow him. He's as funny as he is sexy. Also, go and buy Tales from the Drunk Diet on kindle. You can......more