Country star Colt Ford’s advice to Jelly Roll after dropping 150 pounds

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People, Ford revealed that he and Jelly Roll hung out backstage at one of the “Save Me” singer’s concerts, where they discussed the complicated feelings that come with trying to live a healthier lifestyle when so much of your public image is associated with weight. “Jelly has lost a bunch of weight,” Ford told the outlet. “You start to think when you’re a big guy like that and people love you, ‘What if I lose weight?

Are they going to still like me?’ And I’m like, ‘No, bro. I thought that for so long. No, no, no. As long as you’re who you are, and you’re authentic and good to people, s—, they don’t care.'”Ford, who once weighed 340 pounds, began his health journey in 2022, after he was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness, dropping to 250 pounds.Following a near-fatal heart attack in April 2024, Ford committed to an even bigger lifestyle change, revealing he has since given up fried food and soda, and has begun walking more.“There’s much easier diets,” he said. “But when I tried to lose weight before, when you’re as heavy as I was… you feel like you’re working hard and you still look in the mirror and go, ‘This sucks.

I’d rather just go back to [fast-food chain] Zaxby’s.'”Ford went on to share that he has not had a sip of soda or eaten any fried chicken since his health scare, explaining, “I’m eating a lot healthier.