Jelly Roll reveals new ‘year-long goal’

Jelly Roll has been quite open about his weight loss journey

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Published November 30, 2025
Jelly Roll reveals new ‘year-long goal’

Jelly Roll has lost over 200 pounds since 2022, back when he began his weight loss journey.

He achiever some major goals and this time he isn’t waiting for New Year’s to achieve yet another exciting goal.

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The Grammy-nominated singer took to his YouTube vlog to share that he has his eyes on taking part in the New York City marathon next year.

He announced that he is planning to run, alongside his friend of over 20 years, Greg Sanford.

Jelly Roll enthusiastically stated: "We decided we should do something together, ain't that right big G?"

Greg shouted along: "That's right!" as the singer said: "Tell him what we gon' do Greg."

He revealed: "We're running the New York Marathon."

The performer passionately added: "The New York [expletive] Marathon. Next year, dog. We got ourselves on a year-long goal baby. We're back out here. We're walking right now cause we're talking to y'all, but the truth is, we're finna get that sweat in dog."

Jelly Roll and Greg have been teamed up for a while in order to be each other's workout and accountability buddies to stay on track of their goals.

Greg opened up about his own struggles with weight and said during the vlog: "I started off with 425 pounds. Got down 238 pounds. Got complacent and am sitting at about 283 right now. I'm fixing to get it off."

Jelly Roll expressed that Greg was his inspiration behind his huge weight loss.

He shared: "So listen, when Greg started losing the weight, I was still 500-something pounds and he would show up every week and try to encourage me to get the weight off. It was watching Greg lose the weight that inspired me."

Sadaf Naushad
Sadaf Naushad is a Journalist and Neurochemistry master's graduate with over four years of experience. Leveraging her scientific background, she specialises in celebrity wellness, mental health, and the psychology of lifestyle trends, bridging the gap between science and pop culture to provide expert insight into global icons' well-being.
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