Jelly Roll lost over 100 pounds while battling food addiction
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Jelly Roll lost over 100 pounds while battling food addiction

Jelly Roll proudly walked into the 2024 CMA Awards not only as a nominee, but also having achieved her weight loss goal.

The “Son of a Sinner” singer appeared at the event with his wife, Bunnie XO, his first since shedding over 100 pounds.

They were also joined by Jelly Roll’s 15-year-old daughter, Bailee Ann, who made her CMA debut.

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Jelly Roll sings on stage at the 2024 CMA Awards

Jelly Roll performed on stage at the 2024 CMA Awards and showed off her weight loss of over 100 pounds. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images)

“We’re so excited,” Bunnie shared E! News. “This is her first CMAs.”

In a recent interview with people magazine, Jelly Roll, born Jason Bradley DeFord, shared new details about how he managed his weight loss over the past year.

“The fight was about food addiction, which changed the way I looked at food for the last 39 years,” he told the outlet. “I’ve never had a healthy relationship with food, so that was the hard part. But once you get into that discipline and commitment, it’s like an avalanche. Once that little snowball started rolling, it was on its way.”

Megan Moroney, Jelly Roll and Bunnie XO attend the 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards

Jelly Roll, featuring New Artist of the Year Megan Moroney, and his wife Bunnie left XO at the 2024 CMA Awards. (John Shearer/Getty Images for CMA)

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The singer estimated he lost about 60 to 70 pounds on his “Beautifully Broken” tour, which began in August and ends later this month.

Besides the rigors of touring, Jelly Roll said he and his crew also play basketball every day to stay in shape.

“The struggle was with food addiction, which changed the way I’ve looked at food for the last 39 years.”

— Jelly Roll

“It’s cool because it was once in a lifetime that the culture I built on the tour was the opposite. It revolved around alcohol and drugs,” the 39-year-old said. “And now our tour culture is about good food and about working out and doing emotional check-ins with our crew every day.”

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Jelly Roll has been working on her weight loss goals for the past year.

In May, Jelly Roll told Fox News Digital that he had lost “like 50 to 70-something pounds” while training for a 5K.

Last month, he took to Instagram with his nutrition coach, Ian Larios, who has been working with him on tour, and confirmed that the country star had lost 100 pounds.

Jelly Roll weight loss

The 39-year-old has also been working with a nutritionist, Ian Larios, to help him achieve his weight loss goals. (Getty Images)

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“We just passed the halfway point of the tour, and Jelly has been crushing it,” Larios said.

Back at the 2023 CMA Awards, Jelly Roll told Fox News Digital that his weight loss journey gave him “will to live.”

Jelly Roll before and after

Jelly Roll was photographed on the left in 2022 and on the right in 2024. (Getty Images)

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“I don’t even have a goal when it comes to health,” he said at the time. “I just want to keep doing the right thing and feel better. I’m starting to find a will to live, and I want to lean into that. That’s it. I just want to be happier.”