Jelly Roll is opening up in regards to the second he realized his weight and habit had been damaging the folks he beloved most — and the way that realization pushed him to rework his life.
Through the December 10 episode of the Joe Rogan Expertise, the singer informed Joe Rogan that he “realized then how a lot my habit had been hurting this household, how a lot that my intercourse life with my spouse was horrible.”
“Dude, I married a f–kin’ big-t-tty, blonde, stunning lady, dawg. I married the sort of lady that makes you smile whenever you’re crying, Joe. And I couldn’t even get aroused I used to be so huge. I used to be having to play Tornado to have intercourse—left foot right here, proper foot within the X. ‘Are we in there but? Inform me in case you really feel one thing.’ It was unhealthy.”
The belief prolonged to his relationship together with his son as nicely. “I take into consideration my son,” he stated. “My brother must go throw soccer with him. I used to be too huge to throw the soccer. I used to be like, ‘That’s what my habit has executed to those folks.’”
That second of readability propelled the singer to decide to actual change. He promised his household he would begin exercising starting with a easy stroll.
“I’m executed mendacity to y’all and I’m executed mendacity to me,” he recalled telling them. “I informed y’all I used to be going to go do that stroll and I’m going to do that stroll.”
When he returned from that first try, he discovered his household ready for him.
“I’m developing the driveway to the hill and all my household is on the market, cheering me on, clapping, arms up,” he shared. “I’d executed nothing however mislead them for years about this weight… That they had each cause to not go on the market and cheer me on. That was the second the place I used to be like, ‘Rattling.’”
From there, every thing modified. “I by no means thought I’d lose this weight, dude,” he informed Rogan. “Dude, I really feel nice, Joe. I really feel actually, actually good, dude.”
A 5K Milestone
In Could 2024, Jelly Roll accomplished his first 5K, the two Bears 5K, alongside his spouse, Bunnie Xo. The three.1-mile race marked a significant milestone: in January, he “couldn’t stroll a mile.”
Reflecting on the emotional end, he stated, “So the truth that we received three level no matter it was executed in the present day, I really feel actually, actually good about it. I left right here feeling actually motivated.”
How A lot Weight He’s Misplaced So Far
Coaching for the race in 2024 helped kickstart main adjustments for the singer.
After ending the two Bears occasion, he informed Leisure Tonight that he’d shed “50 to 70-something kilos,” including, “I received to double verify once more — it was loads of weight.”
In mid April 2024, whereas nonetheless deep in coaching, he informed Folks he was “doing 2 to three miles a day, 4 to 6 days per week,” together with sauna periods, chilly plunges, and consuming more healthy.
“I’ve been actually kicking a**, man,” he stated. “I’m in all probability down 70-something kilos.”
“I used to be considering, I plan on dropping one other 100, 100-and-something,” he continued. “If I really feel this good down this weight, man, I can solely think about what I’m going to really feel like by the point I am going on tour.”
In an August 2025 video shared by the NFL’s Tennessee Titans, Jelly Roll revealed that he had formally “misplaced 200 kilos.”
His Weight-Loss Methodology Immediately
In an April 2025 interview with Jimmy Kimmel, the late-night present host requested how the star has been dropping the kilos, and Jelly Roll admitted the reality isn’t flashy.
“I’ve been considering of how to make it sound cool, however I can’t,” he stated. “I’m consuming loads of protein, greens and strolling. That’s what I’m doing.”
The singer did admit nevertheless that he isn’t excellent. On the 2025 Academy of Nation Music Awards he informed Fox Information Digital he nonetheless struggles with the meals ingredient of weight reduction.
“For those who’re actually battling weight problems, you bought to start out on the dinner desk, man. The strolling’s nice, all the opposite stuff’s nice, however you bought to struggle that habit on the dinner desk,” he stated.
