Jelly Roll‘s weight loss journey has been full steam ahead over the past three years. He’s seemingly never faltered, and his results have been dramatic.
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But recently, the singer hit a rough patch with his diet and exercise regimen.
Jelly opened up about his setback in a vlog where he also stepped on the scale for the first time in a while, and revealed that he’s gained nearly 12 pounds. Now, he’s rededicating himself to reaching his goal weight, which he says is still about 40-50 pounds away.
Why Did Jelly Roll Hit a Setback in His Weight Loss Journey?
Jelly says he started to take his foot off the gas right after achieving a major weight loss milestone: Getting a cover story in the January issue of Men’s Health.
That’s a goal he spent a year working toward. When he finally hit it — two months ahead of schedule, no less — Jelly was headed into the holiday season, and he decided to treat himself.
“I was like, ‘You know what, man, I’ve been working hard for the past three years losing this weight.’ I said, ‘I’m gonna enjoy the holidays.'”
“I ate a big Thanksgiving meal and I ate a big birthday meal and I ate a big Christmas meal,” he continues. “And I kinda got off the rails.”
Things got worse when the singer broke his collarbone a few days before Christmas, and was unable to exercise the way he had been.
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“I said all that to say, I have, to some degree, lost my way,” Jelly admits, saying that even though being on the cover of Men’s Health was a big milestone, he wasn’t yet down to his goal weight when he posed for the cover shoot.
“It was not the weight I wanted to get to to be at maintenance,” he continues. “I’m still about 40 or 50 pounds, maybe 60 [away from my goal weight.]”
How Much Does Jelly Roll Weigh Today?
Jelly says he weighed in at 265 pounds the day he shot his Men’s Health cover.
But he also says he hasn’t been checking his weight recently.
“I haven’t weighed in. I’ve been avoiding the scale,” Jelly admits. “I’m afraid to see what the scale’s gonna say from what my actual goal weight is.”
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Jelly stepped on the scale on camera during his vlog, revealing his current number: 276.2 pounds.
“So we’re up 12 pounds,” he says in the video.
What’s Next For Jelly Roll’s Weight Loss Journey?
Despite his setback, Jelly’s not giving up. In fact, he’s already got a new goal in mind.
“We set the new goal of training for the New York City Marathon in November,” he states. “I wanna get these last 40 or 50 pounds off. And then I eventually wanna cut my skin.”
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He’s got a new goal related to magazine cover shoots, too.
“I eventually want to appear on the cover of something crazy like GQ, or Rolling Stone or Vanity Fair or Forbes or TIME with my shirt off,” Jelly says. “And it gets real silly now, but I don’t know. I just believe that there’s this story where a guy can go from 560 pounds to a shirt off picture.”
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