Jelly Roll has revealed how he shed 275 pounds without using weight-loss medications.

Over the past two years, the singer-rapper has regularly shared updates about his health journey, having tipped the scale at 540 pounds at his heaviest.

In an interview for U.S. Men’s Health magazine published Friday, Jelly – real name Jason DeFord – announced that he had reached his goal weight of 265 pounds.

While the Son of a Sinner artist tried a GLP-1 medication at the start, he stopped using it after just “two weeks”.

And reflecting on his slimmed-down physique, Jelly explained that tackling his food addiction problems was key.

“Once I started treating food like an addiction, it started changing everything for me,” the 41-year-old told the publication. “When I started really looking at the source of why I was eating. What was I eating for?”

After a full check-up, doctors discovered that Jelly had high cholesterol and the testosterone level of a “preteen boy”.

Since then, the Need a Favor star started hormone therapy and hired chef/sports nutritionist Ian Larios to improve his diet.

“A lot of dudes get to their bottom dollar, and we’re like, ‘I’m changing! Tomorrow in the morning when I wake up, I’m a different person!’ We attack it all at once. ‘I’m gonna run! I’m gonna lift! I’m gonna eat right,” he continued. “Listen, man, because I’ve done this before: Just pick one of those. And you know which one you need to pick? Food. Start there.”

Elsewhere in the conversation, Jelly recalled how he was filled with a “never-ending sadness” at the height of his weight issues.

“I was a prisoner to my own body. Dude, wiping my a*s was a problem. Washing myself properly was a problem. Getting in cars. Every decision I made in life had to be based on my weight,” the Tennessee native added.

– Cover Media