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9781250021977 English 1250021979 A beer-soaked tale of a party-maker who transformed a whiskey-and-5:00 AM-cheeseburger lifestyle into a weight-loss success story With his trademark Rock 'N Roll hair and snakeskin spandex pants, L�c Carl fit the part as a bar manager based in NYC's gritty Lower East Side. And life was good for this Omaha transplant-a talented drummer who originally moved to the big city to pursue his dreams-until, suddenly, it wasn't. Fast forward through seven years of working long hours, bingeing on Chinese food, and drinking excessively; L�c was 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 realized that "if you read one you've read them all." L�c 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. L�c'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 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 foods and embracing exercise, but never sacrificing his social life (or his love for cold beer). This self-proclaimed "out-of-shape, bloated asshole" will be the first to tell you: If he could do it, so can you., Full of charismatic wit and insane stories about his life, Luc's book is a mix of memoir and advice: laugh and be inspired while he takes you along on his hilarious journey to become healthier and fitter, and live vicariously through a guy who likes to have a good time, ALL the time.", The Drunk Diet is the beer-soaked tale of a long-haired, leather-clad rock 'n'roll party-maker who transformed a whiskey-and-5-A.M.-cheeseburger lifestyle into a wildly successful weight-loss regime.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 and completely out of shape. 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 to transform his body and his life his way - a sort of "f*ck you" to all those so-called experts.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, but 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 newfound love for exercise, but never sacrificing his social life (or his love for cold beer)., With his trademark Rock 'N Roll hair and snakeskin spandex pants, L�c Carl fit the part as a bar manager based in NYC's gritty Lower East Side. And life was good for this Omaha transplant-a talented drummer who originally moved to the big city to pursue his dreams-until, suddenly, it wasn't. Fast forward through seven years of working long hours, bingeing on Chinese food, and drinking excessively; L�c was 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 realized that "if you read one you've read them all." L�c 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. L�c'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 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 foods and embracing exercise, but never sacrificing his social life (or his love for cold beer). This self-proclaimed "out-of-shape, bloated asshole" will be the first to tell you: If he could do it, so can you., With his trademark Rock 'N Roll hair and snakeskin spandex pants, plus a hot rod and a Harley, L�c 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, transplanta talented drummer who originally moved to the big city to pursue his Rock 'N Roll dreamsuntil, 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 L�c forty pounds overweight and completely out of shape. But when he turned to the "experts" for advicereading countless fitness and weight-loss books in the processhe discovered that they all made the same claim: "You can't drink alcohol if you want to lose weight." L�c decided to take matters into his own hands to transform his body and his life hiswaya sort of "f*ck you" to all those so-called experts. Full of charismatic wit and raucous stories about his life, The Drunk Dietwill inspire and challenge you to become fitter, healthier, and happier. L�c'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 newfound 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 Rollera self-proclaimed "out-of-shape, bloated asshole"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.
9781250021977 English 1250021979 A beer-soaked tale of a party-maker who transformed a whiskey-and-5:00 AM-cheeseburger lifestyle into a weight-loss success story With his trademark Rock 'N Roll hair and snakeskin spandex pants, L�c Carl fit the part as a bar manager based in NYC's gritty Lower East Side. And life was good for this Omaha transplant-a talented drummer who originally moved to the big city to pursue his dreams-until, suddenly, it wasn't. Fast forward through seven years of working long hours, bingeing on Chinese food, and drinking excessively; L�c was 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 realized that "if you read one you've read them all." L�c 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. L�c'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 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 foods and embracing exercise, but never sacrificing his social life (or his love for cold beer). This self-proclaimed "out-of-shape, bloated asshole" will be the first to tell you: If he could do it, so can you., Full of charismatic wit and insane stories about his life, Luc's book is a mix of memoir and advice: laugh and be inspired while he takes you along on his hilarious journey to become healthier and fitter, and live vicariously through a guy who likes to have a good time, ALL the time.", The Drunk Diet is the beer-soaked tale of a long-haired, leather-clad rock 'n'roll party-maker who transformed a whiskey-and-5-A.M.-cheeseburger lifestyle into a wildly successful weight-loss regime.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 and completely out of shape. 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 to transform his body and his life his way - a sort of "f*ck you" to all those so-called experts.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, but 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 newfound love for exercise, but never sacrificing his social life (or his love for cold beer)., With his trademark Rock 'N Roll hair and snakeskin spandex pants, L�c Carl fit the part as a bar manager based in NYC's gritty Lower East Side. And life was good for this Omaha transplant-a talented drummer who originally moved to the big city to pursue his dreams-until, suddenly, it wasn't. Fast forward through seven years of working long hours, bingeing on Chinese food, and drinking excessively; L�c was 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 realized that "if you read one you've read them all." L�c 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. L�c'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 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 foods and embracing exercise, but never sacrificing his social life (or his love for cold beer). This self-proclaimed "out-of-shape, bloated asshole" will be the first to tell you: If he could do it, so can you., With his trademark Rock 'N Roll hair and snakeskin spandex pants, plus a hot rod and a Harley, L�c 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, transplanta talented drummer who originally moved to the big city to pursue his Rock 'N Roll dreamsuntil, 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 L�c forty pounds overweight and completely out of shape. But when he turned to the "experts" for advicereading countless fitness and weight-loss books in the processhe discovered that they all made the same claim: "You can't drink alcohol if you want to lose weight." L�c decided to take matters into his own hands to transform his body and his life hiswaya sort of "f*ck you" to all those so-called experts. Full of charismatic wit and raucous stories about his life, The Drunk Dietwill inspire and challenge you to become fitter, healthier, and happier. L�c'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 newfound 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 Rollera self-proclaimed "out-of-shape, bloated asshole"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.