{"id":95819,"date":"2024-05-08T12:48:37","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/08\/jelly-roll-completes-5k-that-inspired-weight-loss-journey\/"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:48:37","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T12:48:37","slug":"jelly-roll-completes-5k-that-inspired-weight-loss-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/08\/jelly-roll-completes-5k-that-inspired-weight-loss-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll Completes 5K That Inspired Weight Loss Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>He did it! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/jelly-roll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jelly Roll<\/strong><\/a> successfully completed the 5K race that inspired him to begin a weight loss journey earlier this year. The country singer ran the 2 Bears 5K at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Tuesday, May, 7.<\/p>\n<p>Photos showed Jelly \u2013 whose real name is Jason DeFord \u2013 at the starting and finish line of the race. By the end of the run, he received a medal for completing the mission. He then celebrated by taking an ice bath and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/jelly-roll-wife-bunnie-xo-job-kids-relationship-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">joined by his wife<\/a>, <strong>Bunnie XO<\/strong>, for the plunge.<\/p>\n<p>The podcast host shared a video of the sweet moment on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6rifJpy3lz\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and revealed that she also participated in the race. \u201cThe couples that finish the 5k together, cold plunge together,\u201d Bunnie, 44, wrote in text over the clip. She also captioned her post, \u201cWhat a beautiful day w\/ beautiful ppl! So proud of my baby doing the 5k &amp; losing 50 lbs to do it!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:71.5%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"photo-credit\"><span class=\"credit\">Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jelly Roll, 39, previously revealed that he had actually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/jelly-roll-reveals-how-he-lost-70-pounds-training-for-5k\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lost \u201c70-something pounds\u201d<\/a> while training for the 5K. \u201cI\u2019ve been really kicking ass, man,\u201d he told <em>People<\/em> in April. \u201cI\u2019m doing two to three miles a day, four to six days a week. I\u2019m doing 20 to 30 minutes in the sauna, six minutes in a cold plunge every day. I\u2019m eating healthy right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSave Me\u201d singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/jelly-roll-announces-he-is-training-to-run-a-5k-race-in-may\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decided to sign up<\/a> for the 2 Bears 5K after appearing on the \u201cFull Send\u201d podcast in January 2024. He admitted that his main reason for wanting to participate in the event was to lose weight while training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t walk a mile when I started trying to do this back in January,\u201d Jelly told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etonline.com\/jelly-roll-on-emotionally-completing-a-5k-and-taking-a-break-from-instagram-exclusive-224966\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a> after completing the run. \u201cSo the fact that we got 3-point-whatever it was, got it down, I felt really, really good about.\u201d Although he was \u201ctired\u201d after the race, which he said \u201cwas a little bit harder\u201d than he expected, Jelly said the experience was \u201cawesome.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his country music career, Jelly Roll has been open about his weight loss journey, which began after a 2015 doctor\u2019s visit when he found out he weighed 500-plus pounds. Finishing the race isn\u2019t the end of the road for the Grammy nominee, as previously he said he hopes to lose another \u201c100-and-something\u201d pounds before going on tour at the end of summer.<\/p>\n<p>He also has big plans for the future and declared after the race, \u201cNext year, [I\u2019m doing] a half marathon! We\u2019re saying it now. Absolutely!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/jelly-roll-completes-5k-that-inspired-weight-loss-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He did it! Jelly Roll successfully completed the 5K race that inspired him to begin a weight loss journey earlier this year. The country singer ran the 2 Bears 5K at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Tuesday, May, 7. 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