{"id":236067,"date":"2026-04-22T16:54:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/jelly-roll-admits-he-regained-weight-avoided-the-scale\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:54:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:54:43","slug":"jelly-roll-admits-he-regained-weight-avoided-the-scale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/22\/jelly-roll-admits-he-regained-weight-avoided-the-scale\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll Admits He Regained Weight, Avoided the Scale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Last year, Jelly Roll revealed his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/jelly-roll-flaunts-shocking-weight-loss-leaves-fans-concerned-for-his-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stunning weight loss<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some fans were happy for him. Others worried for his health after such a rapid transformation.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he admits that he has fallen out of his fitness routine, for a plurality of reasons.<\/p>\n<p>Knowing that he\u2019d regained weight, he was \u201cafraid\u201d to step onto the scale \u2014 until now.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_01-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jelly Roll addresses the camera.\" class=\"wp-image-553371 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_01-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_01-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_01-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_01-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_01-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_01-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_01-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_01.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_01.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Singer Jelly Roll greets fans at the start of his YouTube video. The video itself served as an update on his body transformation journey.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Jelly Roll\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-he-feels-scared-to-step-onto-the-scale\">He feels \u2018scared\u2019 to step onto the scale<\/h2>\n<p>In his new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZGJuGSpuWaI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> video, Jelly Roll \u2014 whose real name is Jason DeFord \u2014 shared his anxiety with viewers.<\/p>\n<p>Taking on a confessional tone, he explained that he had decided to \u201cenjoy the  holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a result, he revealed, he had \u201clost\u201d his \u201cway\u201d when it came to his dietary and exercise goals.<\/p>\n<p>His fitness habits were also increased, DeFord explained, when he was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/jelly-roll-hospitalized-accident-broken\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">hospitalized with a broken collarbone<\/a> several months ago.<\/p>\n<p>That injury and recovery meant that he had to \u201cquit\u201d running, walking, and other forms of exercise for a \u201cperiod of time.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Finally Stepping On The Scale\u2026\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZGJuGSpuWaI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As a result of taking this unplanned time off from his routine, DeFord has been avoiding stepping onto the scale.<\/p>\n<p>In case you needed a refresher (though his preview image on the above YouTube video is a good reminder), he weighed over 500 pounds as recently as 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, he has lost more than half of that weight.<\/p>\n<p>As of the end of 2025, his weight loss totaled 275 pounds.<\/p>\n<p>After months of taking a break and then more months being unable to exercise, he\u2019s faced mounting fears of backsliding on his progress.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jelly Roll uses the treadmill.\" class=\"wp-image-553372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jelly Roll uses the treadmill.\" class=\"wp-image-553372 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_02.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Back on his routine, Jelly Roll uses his treadmill.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Jelly Roll\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWe hit the goal and it was right before the holidays,\u201d DeFord explained in the Saturday, April 18 video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I was like, \u2018You know what man, I\u2019ve been working hard for the last three years losing this weight, I\u2019m going to enjoy the holidays.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\">He shared: \u201cI had a big Thanksgiving meal, I had a big birthday meal, I ate a big Christmas meal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\">DeFord admitted: \u201cKinda got off the rails and I broke my collarbone \u2026 a few days before Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the news of his injury only came months later, in early March.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jelly Roll looks anxious while shirtless.\" class=\"wp-image-553373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jelly Roll looks anxious while shirtless.\" class=\"wp-image-553373 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_04.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In this clip, Jelly Roll admits that he feels \u201cscared\u201d to step onto the scale.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Jelly Roll\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>DeFord very openly confessed to his viewers that he has been \u201cavoiding the scale\u201d in more recent weeks.<\/p>\n<p>He shared that he felt \u201cscared\u201d to step on it, \u201cafraid\u201d of what the numbers would say.<\/p>\n<p>However, in the video that he recorded earlier this month, he did step onto the scale.<\/p>\n<p>On April 10, he weighed 276.2 pounds. (He recorded this segment of the video over a week before posting it.)<\/p>\n<p>DeFord told viewers that he had gained 12 pounds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jelly Roll's toes are visible as he stands on the scale, measuring his weight at 276.2 pounds on April 10, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-553374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Jelly Roll's toes are visible as he stands on the scale, measuring his weight at 276.2 pounds on April 10, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-553374 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0422_use_jellyroll_05.png\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On April 10, 2026, Jelly Roll weighed in at 276.2 pounds.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: Jelly Roll\/YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-about-his-body-transformation-journey\">What about his body transformation journey?<\/h2>\n<p>The truth of the matter is that bodies are always transforming, for good or for ill \u2014 but, most often, in neutral ways.<\/p>\n<p>It is one of the many horrors of being alive. And while humanity will one day cure unwanted changes such as aging and death, that kind of innovation is decades away.<\/p>\n<p>For now, we all need to acknowledge realities. Lost weight comes back. Joints stop working like they once did.<\/p>\n<p>Loving your body in any form can be great, for some. Body neutrality \u2014 acknowledging what your body is and what your body needs without placing a moral value on size, shape, or more \u2014 is more helpful and more important.<\/p>\n<p>Like everyone, DeFord deserves to have exactly the body that he desires. But he also deserves to know that almost no one gets, let alone maintains, their true body goal.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/jelly-roll-scale-weight-gain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Last year, Jelly Roll revealed his stunning weight loss. Some fans were happy for him. Others worried for his health after such a rapid transformation. Now, he admits that he has fallen out of his fitness routine, for a plurality of reasons. Knowing that he\u2019d regained weight, he was \u201cafraid\u201d to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":236069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-236067","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236067","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/236069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}