Price Is Right host Drew Carey says he’s lost ‘1000lbs’ in dramatic weight transformation

Comedian and gameshow host Drew Carey has walked fans through his journey of losing and continually keeping off weight that almost cost him his life.

Drew Carey discussed eating unhealthy food often at Hollywood’s Swingers diner after show tapings (Image: Getty)

The Price is Right host Drew Carey has opened up about how his substantial weight loss, which was initially driven by fear, has transformed his life for the better.

In 2010, the comedian’s doctor told him that his diet and lifestyle choices were causing him to live on borrowed time.

Carey said his doctor stated: “If you don’t do something, your life’s going to be shorter, and you’ll have these bad things to look forward to,” People reports.

The game show host added: “I would go out to Swingers diner after The Price Is Right my first year, get a plate of pasta, a cupcake and iced tea with a bunch of lemons.”

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“Then I’d go home, have Doritos and several Pepsis, and take an Ambien to go to sleep. It was miserable to live like that.”

Drew Carey now exercises multiple times per week for 45 minutes (Image: Getty)

Carey, who jokes he’s lost “1,000 pounds over my whole life,” cut out carbs and consistently exercises in 45-minute intervals several times per week, resulting in his type 2 diabetes reversing and the ability to maintain his 80 lb weight loss.

The Hollywood game show staple, who previously hosted the improvisational show Whose Line Is It Anyway, also touched on the mental benefits he’s experiencing from his transformation.

He said: “I like the energy I have now, I like how I feel, and I like the lucidity I have in my thoughts.

“It’s just a better attitude all the way around. That’s part of my happiness now, is being able to look in the mirror and go, ‘Oh, I like my haircut, I like my face, I like the way I’m dressed, and I look good in this,” Daily Mail reports.

He added: “I don’t have to sit in a corner or apologize to myself in my head when I’m talking to somebody, you know what I mean? All these things you do when you’re overweight, or you think something’s wrong with you.”

The Price Is Right is in its 52nd season after premiering in 1972.

Carey has hosted the show since 2007, replacing the program’s previous long-running host, Bob Barker.