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

Lüc Carl fit the part as a bar manager in New York City's gritty Lower East Side with his snakeskin spandex pants and hot rod. 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, bingeing on late-night Chinese food, and drinking excessively; life had found Lüc forty pounds overweight. But after reading countless fitness books and being told time and again that it's impossible to lose weight while drinking alcohol, he decided to take matters into his own hands.

Full of charismatic wit and raucous stories, The Drunk Diet will inspire you to become fitter, healthier, and happier. Lüc's fitness philosophy isn't about following a list of rules, but discovering what you're personally willing to change in order to reach your goals. For him, that meant trading in the junk he was eating for unprocessed, natural foods and embracing a newfound love of exercise, but never sacrificing his love for cold beer. This is the story of how one chain-smoking, "out-of-shape" partier grew into an avid runner and cyclist, and, ultimately, a happier version of himself.

"His book chronicles his journey to thin and proves that boozing and losing needn't always be mutually exclusive. You might not party like Lüc, but you can still learn from him about keeping your belly flat when your tumbler's full." — Men's Health