{"id":236334,"date":"2026-04-23T22:29:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/jelly-roll-admits-hes-been-avoiding-the-scale-as-he-details-struggles-on-weight-loss-journey\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:29:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T22:29:57","slug":"jelly-roll-admits-hes-been-avoiding-the-scale-as-he-details-struggles-on-weight-loss-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/jelly-roll-admits-hes-been-avoiding-the-scale-as-he-details-struggles-on-weight-loss-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll Admits He\u2019s Been \u2018Avoiding the Scale\u2019 as He Details Struggles on Weight Loss Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/tags\/jelly-roll\/\" title=\"Jelly Roll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jelly Roll<\/strong><\/a> is speaking candidly about his weight loss journey.<\/p>\n<p>In a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZGJuGSpuWaI\" onclick=\"getOutboundLink(&#039;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZGJuGSpuWaI&#039;); return false;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> video posted on April 18, the 41-year-old country music singer, whose real name is Jason DeFord, admitted that he\u2019s been feeling \u201cscared\u201d to step on the scale after saying that he\u2019s \u201clost\u201d his \u201cway\u201d amid his journey to shed pounds.<\/p>\n<p><strong class=\"hidearticle\"><em>Keep reading to find out more\u2026<\/em><\/strong><span id=\"more-2198700\"><\/span><strong>Jelly Roll<\/strong> said that he had decided to \u201cenjoy the holidays\u201d and be a little less strict in terms of his diet, before breaking his collarbone at the end of last year, which meant he had to \u201cquit\u201d running, walking and exercising for a \u201cperiod of time.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>If you didn\u2019t know, <strong>Jelly Roll<\/strong> started his weight loss journey in 2023 when he weighed over 500lbs. In his <em>Men\u2019s Health<\/em> cover story, published in January, the Grammy winner revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/01\/02\/jelly-roll-explains-why-he-didnt-use-glp-1-medication-on-weight-loss-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he had dropped 275lbs.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hit the goal and it was right before the holidays, so 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 he recalled in the new video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had a big Thanksgiving meal, I had a big birthday meal, I ate a big Christmas meal,\u201d he continued. \u201cKinda got off the rails and I broke my collarbone\u2026a few days before Christmas.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"center\" style=\"margin: auto; width: 85%; clear: both\">\n<p><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><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Jelly Roll<\/strong> admitted that he has been \u201cavoiding the scale\u201d recently as he was \u201cafraid\u201d of how much weight he had gained, after saying, \u201cI have, to some degree, lost my way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am scared to [weigh in],\u201d he said. \u201cI feel really fat, I feel really bloated, I feel like the scales are going to let me down.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>When he stepped on the scale again on April 10, <strong>Jelly Roll<\/strong> weighed in at 276.2 lbs, which he says is a 12-pound gain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jelly Roll<\/strong> went on to say he plans on continuing the his weight loss journey before revealing that he wants to run the New York City Marathon in November.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never ran a marathon or thought about running a marathon,\u201d he said in the video. <\/p>\n<p>He also shared that he still hasn\u2019t reached his goal \u201cmaintenance weight,\u201d adding that he wanted to lose a further 40 to 50 lbs., and would love to pose shirtless for a magazine shoot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know it\u2019s getting real silly now,\u201d <strong>Jelly Roll <\/strong>shared, \u201cbut I just believe there\u2019s a story that a guy can go from 560 lbs. to a shirt off picture, it\u2019s absurd.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you didn\u2019t see, <strong>Jelly Roll<\/strong>\u2018s wife <strong>Bunnie Xo<\/strong> shared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/02\/18\/bunnie-xo-shares-nsfw-info-about-husband-jelly-rolls-member-after-his-weight-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how his weight loss journey has changed their sex life<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v3.2&appId=145071315902360\"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/04\/23\/jelly-roll-admits-hes-been-avoiding-the-scale-as-he-details-struggles-on-weight-loss-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jelly Roll is speaking candidly about his weight loss journey. In a new YouTube video posted on April 18, the 41-year-old country music singer, whose real name is Jason DeFord, admitted that he\u2019s been feeling \u201cscared\u201d to step on the scale after saying that he\u2019s \u201clost\u201d his \u201cway\u201d amid his journey to shed pounds. 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