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Jelly Roll Refuses to Slow Down After Major Milestone: Country Star Vows “You Won’t Recognize Me” Next Year

Already making a name for himself in country music, Jelly Roll not only proved his talents behind a microphone but his love for the genre. And outside of his albums, the industry appeared infatuated with the star as he always took a moment to share his love for fellow artists and his fans. Never shying away from his past and the troubles that followed him, Jelly Roll completely turned his life around. But while on top of country music, the singer decided to take action when it came to his weight. Hoping to shed more than a few pounds, Jelly Roll recently celebrated a massive milestone in his weight loss journey.ย 

Sharing a video on his Instagram page, Jelly Roll announced he lost over 100 pounds. All smiles, the post showed the singer playing the guitar as he promised, โ€œNext year when yโ€™all see me, you wonโ€™t recognize me.โ€ Seeing the results of his hard work, he added, โ€œIโ€™m going to get under a pile of weights in a way that I never had.โ€ย 

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Jelly Roll Done With Twitter

With fans watching the hard work Jelly Roll put in to lose 100 pounds, they filled his comments with love and praise as it gained over 50,000 likes. Comments included, โ€œThat is awesome and not easy You are changing habits instead of dieting and absolutely crushing it. This is a beautiful example for so many You are going to help by doing it this way. Thank You for sharing and Your Chef/trainer needs to make a recipe book with all these tips.โ€ Another person added, โ€œJelly we love youโ€ฆ.you should try a carnivore dietโ€ฆ.you Will look and feel AMAZING!!! God bless whatever you chooseโ€ฆIโ€™m rooting for you!โ€

Besides revealing his weight loss, Jelly Roll made headlines just a few days ago when he decided to quit Twitter. Having witnessed how toxic social media can become, the singer decided to take a break, insisting, โ€œThis is for sure the most toxic negative app to exist ever โ€” PERIOD. lol. This place is different man, I always heard it was the Wild West on here but man itโ€™s insane. Itโ€™s a safe place for everyone to say mean shit to each other with no consequences. Iโ€™m out lolโ€

While taking a step back from Twitter, the singer doesn’t appear completely done with social media as he continues to plug upcoming concerts and share hilarious moments on the road.

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