The 41-year-old rapper-turned-country star, who once weighed 550lbs, has shed more than half his body weight in under four years – and insists he hasn't used weight-loss jabs.

He revealed last month he is now down to 265lbs, crediting exercise and other simple lifestyle tweaks as the catalyst.

In April 2024, he said he'd lost '70-something pounds' after taking up walking and running, eventually training for a 5K. 

Alternating between the two, he logged two to three miles a day – roughly 7,500 steps, depending on height and pace.

He has also said he prioritises protein-heavy meals, including Nashville-style hot chicken boiled in bone broth and high-protein poutine, which can help promote fullness.

Jelly Roll has also praised daily sauna sessions and cold plunges. 

Evidence is mixed, but saunas may lead to short-term water weight loss through sweating, while cold exposure may trigger non-shivering thermogenesis, where the body burns extra energy to stay warm.

He also noted he wanted to lose weight 'naturally' without the use of Ozempic or other weight-loss drugs due to the risk of acid reflux, a common side effect of the medications. 

'Every doctor I've talked to is for it,' he said on the Dumb Blonde podcast. 'They said it helps. I just was afraid of it ... 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.'

In a recent interview with Extra, Jelly Roll said the weight loss has improved his overall quality of life, sex drive and mental health. 'I've gotten closer to God. I've gotten closer to myself. I'm a better father,' he said. 

'I'm more present with my children. You should see it, dude. I mean, I'm coaching my son's basketball team this year ... I just feel physically better, and I feel like I can physically do [things].

'I'm like a teenager, dog. I have the sex drive of a 17-year-old again. I'm f*****g pouncing on my wife. We're having daytime sex again. It's f*****g awesome.'

Jelly Roll told PEOPLE in 2024 that he had long struggled with food addiction and had to change the way he 'looked at food for the last 39 years.'  

Suffered by between 13 and 20 percent of American adults, or 70 million, food addiction is a loss of control or inability to stop eating certain foods, particularly those high in carbohydrates, fat, salt, sugar or artificial sweeteners.