Jelly Roll opens up about overeating struggles amid Bunnie Xo divorce

Los Angeles [US], July 13 (ANI): Singer-songwriter Jelly Roll has candidly spoken about his struggles with overeating, comparing the experience to his past battle with drug addiction, according to E! News.

In a YouTube video, the “Save Me” singer opened up about stress eating and how easily old addictive patterns can resurface.

“I’ve been overeating the last three or four days and I was feeling myself stress eating,” Jelly Roll said during a conversation with a fan. “And then, what else happened was the addict in me came out.”

The singer recalled giving in to temptation after a show, saying a dessert quickly led to excessive eating.

“We had this show at this one spot that I love their catering. They have a dairy-free skillet cookie. I don’t eat nothing like that. I’m like a drug addict. You can’t eat that, because if I eat one, I eat two. I eat four,” he said.

He added, “Later that night, I’m at the taco truck getting the peanut butter fluff. Next thing I know, we’re at the rest stop, I’m looking for a chocolate bar. I’m like, ‘Damn, that fast, now I’ve consumed 2,000 extra calories today that I didn’t even see coming.'”

Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, said the experience reminded him of the compulsive behaviour associated with addiction.

“It’s like the taste of blood,” he said, adding that it would “take me a whole ‘nother week to get that back completely out of my mouth,” according to E! News.

The 41-year-old singer, who has lost nearly 300 pounds during his weight loss journey, said moderation remains difficult for him, even with healthy foods.

“If you put a big bowl of strawberries in front of me and leave me alone, I will eat the entire bowl of strawberries,” he said. “I got to take a few strawberries and be like, ‘Put the bowl away.’ Or just not eat the strawberry at all,” according to E! News.

Reflecting on his addictive tendencies, Jelly Roll said, “What I learned is how you do anything is how you do everything.”

“I’m like that with alcohol,” he continued. “I’ve never done ‘a shot.’ I’ve never done ‘a line’ of cocaine. I’ve never smoked ‘a joint.’ Either we’re smoking all day, we’re drinking all night, we’re doing coke,” according to E! News.

The singer also explained why cheat meals are not an option for him.

“People are like, ‘Oh, you can have one for a cheat meal.’ I was like, ‘You can have one for a cheat meal. I can’t.’ ‘Cause it might be a five-day food bender for me,” he said.

Speaking about food addiction, Jelly Roll stressed that the struggle often goes unnoticed.

“People don’t get it. I tell people, ‘You don’t become the size you became without having a mental health issue.’ It’s something way deeper,” he said.

“But once you get to that point of really realizing what you’re hungry for, everything changes. And knowing what your triggers are,” he added, according to E! News. (ANI)

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