{"id":2847,"date":"2025-05-08T08:40:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T08:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2847"},"modified":"2025-05-08T08:40:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T08:40:37","slug":"jelly-roll-just-smashed-a-5k-at-340-pounds-and-its-nothing-short-of-jaw-dropping-starting-out-at-540-pounds-hes-now-down-a-full-200-proving-to-everyone-hes-not-ju","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=2847","title":{"rendered":"Jelly Roll just smashed a 5K at 340 pounds\u2014and it\u2019s nothing short of jaw-dropping. Starting out at 540 pounds, he\u2019s now down a full 200, proving to everyone he\u2019s not just talking the talk\u2014he\u2019s walking, running, and fighting for every step."},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"h-jelly-roll-is-on-a-roll\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jelly Roll Is On A Roll!<\/h2>\n<p>Jelly Roll has been shedding weight for the last year and has hit a few tremendous milestones. Over the weekend, he did it again.<\/p>\n<p>During his wife\u2019s podcast episode,\u00a0Jelly Roll\u00a0shared that he wanted to lose weight publicly. He wants to be a representation of what is possible. He shared,<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cI wanna have one of the biggest transformations.\u00a0I did this publicly for a reason. I wanna be honest about my struggles with it with people. I wore it for so long. I think that people that become as big as I became, when they lose the weight, they\u2019re kind of ashamed. They\u2019re so ashamed that they go hide and lose the weight, and then they come back out and they don\u2019t really know how to interact with the world looking different or feeling different.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Given that\u00a0<strong>he started at 540 pounds<\/strong>\u00a0but shared over the weekend that\u00a0<strong>he weighs only 340 pounds<\/strong>, it is safe to say that he is sticking to his word.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He has finally reached a weight loss goal of 200 pounds!\u00a0<\/strong>This milestone was big for the singer, who referenced his having<em>\u00a0\u201d almost lost 200 pounds\u201d<\/em>\u00a0on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<p>First, during a television appearance with Pat McAfee, and the second was when he appeared on the\u00a0late-night talk show with Jimmy Kimmel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\"><\/div>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>He said,\u00a0<em>\u201cWe\u2019re\u00a0approaching\u00a0the\u00a0200-pound\u00a0mark.<\/em>\u00a0<em>I\u00a0would\u00a0guess\u00a0that\u00a0I\u00a0have\u00a0lost\u00a0an\u00a0entire\u00a0Jimmy\u00a0Kimmel.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\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<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rll-youtube-player\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XHyjlfhZ6m0\" data-id=\"XHyjlfhZ6m0\" data-query=\"feature=oembed\" data-alt=\"Jelly Roll on Losing Weight, Giving the Titans a Pep Talk, Touring the World &amp; Buying a Huge Farm\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jelly Roll on Losing Weight, Giving the Titans a Pep Talk, Touring the World &amp; Buying a Huge Farm\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XHyjlfhZ6m0\" width=\"350\" height=\"235\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"h-jelly-roll-ran-a-monumental-5k\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jelly Roll Ran A Monumental 5K<\/h2>\n<p>Over the weekend, Jelly Roll stood on stage with Bert Kreischer, a comedian and podcaster. The two chatted about the singer\u2019s extreme weight loss.<\/p>\n<p>Kreicher praised Jelly Roll for his significant progress, noting that just a year ago, he had run the same 5K at 470 pounds. The singer\u2019s fitness and time had improved so much that the comedian humorously expressed a desire that he would still be heavier, as they raced together this year, and Kreischer needed to keep pace with him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p>Jelly Roll then said,<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>\u201cThis all started because I\u2019m a fan of the podcast. And I said that I wanted to run this race with y\u2019all last year. And I showed up at 470 pounds last year to run this race. I showed up at 340 pounds today.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>He continued on to make a promise for the next year, saying,<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cI\u2019m going to lose another 100 pounds. I\u2019m going to do this in 40 or 35 minutes flat next year in May, baby. I\u2019m going to do it twice like he did. And for the first time in my career, at the end of the 5K, I\u2019m going to stand on this stage and take off my f****** shirt next year.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It looks like Jelly Roll is going to keep up with his health and fitness goals and will be back next year to show them off!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the video below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DJQHJWsPNAC\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Flitaupdate.com&amp;rp=%2Flehieu%2Fjelly-roll-just-smashed-a-5k-at-340-pounds-and-its-nothing-short-of-jaw-dropping-starting-out-at-540-pounds-hes-now-down-a-full-200-proving-to-everyone-hes-not-ju%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawKJTTtleHRuA2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A1166%2C%22ls%22%3A1036.2999999523163%2C%22le%22%3A1110.2999999523163%7D\" height=\"969\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jelly Roll Is On A Roll! 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