In a recent interview, Lady Gaga revealed her secret to staying in such great shape is by following The Drunk Diet. So what is the Drunk Diet, and is it really going to give dieters a Lady Gaga type body?

Luc Carl is releasing a book this spring entitled “The Drunk Diet”, which is his memoir recounting his journey to get back in shape and lose 40lbs… without giving up alcohol.

Carl continued his rock and roll lifestyle as a hard drinking partier, setting out to prove countless diets wrongs - that you can lose weight while continuing to drink heavily.  Is that a good thing? Hmm... probably not. But the fact that a bona fide drunkerd has turned a common dieting belief square on its head is kind of interesting.

The basic premise of the diet is there is no “don’t do that” list. Instead, dieters can drink all they want, and they just have to make sure to get to the gym - even if they are too hung over.

Although the diet sounds like a dream, and Lady Gaga does have a rocking body, it is important to remember that alcohol has no nutritional value and has upwards of 100 calories per drink.

So if you are drinking like a rock star by having several drinks a day, you are consuming the majority of your recommended daily intake of calories just from booze alone. Evidently the diet has a few kinks in it, not to mention the health risks involved in excessive drinking.

That being said, The Drunk Diet seems to be more of a fad diet or a publicity stunt. Because with alcohol, like sugar, carbs, and let’s face it, everything delicious, it needs to be consumed in moderation. Therefore dieters can learn one thing from The Drunk Diet, making sure to exercise without making excuses.

However, you should probably forget the rest and work towards more nutritious consumption habits, and leave the drinking to Luc and Gaga.

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Vanessa Matyas
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		After finishing her Masters in Communications and New Media from McMaster University this August, Vanessa Matyas jumped on a plane to California in search of some adventure.  The self proclaimed pop culture junkie was in heaven, enjoying all the sights, sounds and weather of Los Angeles. After returning to Toronto she decided to put her passion for all things entertainment to good use, which led her here to WOMAN.CA.
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