Jelly Roll gets honest about his shocking weight loss journey: ‘Food Addiction’

Jelly Roll updated fans about his drastic weight loss, revealing that he has lost about 140 lbs. “naturally”.

In a recent chat on his wife Bunnie Xo’s podcast, Dumb Blonde, she shared that the rapper has shed the weight without any medication.

“He’s putting in the work,” she said. “I don’t want anybody to ever take that from you.”

Roll chimed in, “We’re not against Ozempic or any of that stuff. Every doctor I’ve talked to is for it. They said it helps. I just was afraid of it.”

Noting his fear of acid reflux which is a common side effect of weight-loss drugs, the country singer admitted that “as a singer, few things scare me more than acid reflux. Like, you’ll watch me get up out of a bed, I’ll burp and wake up panicked and go take something for it. You know? Because that stuff will just rip the vocal cords.”

For those unversed, Acid reflux occurs when acid in the stomach rises in the throat which can irritate the voice, as per the Cleveland Clinic.

The Winning Streak singer further added, “I just could not afford any acid reflux. So I want to be very clear that I’ve done it naturally, but it wasn’t out of stubbornness or trying to prove a point. If it helps you, go get it. But for me, I was just petrified of the side effects of it.” 

Moreover, Jelly, whose real name is Jason Bradley DeFord, has set some weight loss goals for the upcoming years, sharing, “I wanna be on the cover of Men’s Health by March of 2026.”