Jelly Roll Discovers Heartbreaking ‘Reality' During Ongoing Transformation Journey: ‘Lost My Way'
Jelly Roll is finally getting back on the scale since gracing the cover of Men's Health in January at 265.7 pounds. And, he admits he purposely avoided stepping on the machine because he felt heavy after overindulging during the holiday break.
In a recent vlog uploaded to YouTube, the once-540-pound artist further detailed his reasons for ignoring the scale, telling fans that he had suffered a significant setback that caused him to pause his workout routine and forced him to take it easy.
An Injury
"I kinda got off the rails, and I broke my collarbone about a week before Christmas, and that set me down, where I had to quit running, quit exercising, quit walking for an extended period of time….," Jelly Roll explained in the video. "I have, to some degree, lost my way ... ."
The "Need a Favor" singer, 41, went on to say that while he has experienced a lapse in training, he hopes to lose at least 40 more pounds after dropping nearly 300 pounds since beginning his weight-loss journey.
That means he has to put in a lot of work. And, part of that includes facing the scale again.
"I'm afraid to see what the scale is gonna say. From what my actual goal is….," he confessed. "It's April 10…. And I promised y'all I would weigh in this week, and I am scared."
"I feel really fat. I feel really bloated," he added. "I feel like the scale is gonna let me down, and I'm gonna find out that I've gained 15 pounds over the fu-ing last six months. I'm scared."
After that, Jelly Roll revealed he had gained 12 pounds, now sitting at 276.2 pounds.
"That's our reality right there," he says from behind the camera, the lens fixed on the scale.
A New Goal
At this point, Jelly Roll has already achieved several benchmarks, including completing a 5K and appearing on the cover of Men's Health. And, he doesn't plan on stopping anytime soon. Building on that momentum, he has set more personal milestones.
"So we've set the new goal of training for the New York City marathon in November. I want to get these last 40-50 pounds off, and then I eventually want to cut my skin," he said. "And I eventually want to be on the cover of something crazy like GQ, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Forbes, or Time with my shirt off. I know this is getting really silly now. But, I don't know. I just believe there's this story that a guy can go from 560 pounds to a shirt-off picture. It's absurd."
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This story was originally published April 21, 2026 at 8:34 PM.