Opening up about his time as an NFL retiree, former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce talks about his plans to lose weight.
During a recent episode of the New Heights podcast, Jason was chatting with his brother Travis and Arnold Schwarzenegger about his plan to lose almost 50 pounds.
“I’m in the process right now, I’m retired,” Jason Kelce said about the weight loss. “I’ve played my whole career at 295 [pounds]. I’m trying to get down to 250-260. My goal is two pounds every week, lose it, but maintain my muscle mass.”
Jason pointed out he is trying to monitor his carbs, protein, and fats as well. Schwarzenegger further suggested he should “slowly decrease body fat” as he increases body muscle.
Meanwhile, Travis discussed Jason’s veganism experiment. “Jason does a lot of erm, what is it, you’re vegan?” Travis asked. “Jason’s real vegan.”
Travis shared his own experience trying to go vegan. “I tried it one week and couldn’t do it. I needed way more protein than beans.”
The discussion with Arnold Schwarzenegger comes weeks after Jason Kelce said he didn’t believe in extreme dieting. “
“I look forward to getting skinny,” he told his brother during that episode. “But I’m gonna slim down… this last week I got down to like 285.”
Jason then said there are different ways for him to slim down and he wanted to avoid the extreme dieting approach. “I personally don’t subscribe to the extreme diets,” he explained. “Like going all the way vegan or all the way carnivore or keto. F—k no, I’m not doing that.”
In the same episode, Travis joked he had developed a “dad bod” while on vacation with his girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
“It’s March!” he declared.
Jason Kelce Previously Revealed What Tools He’s Using to Lose Weight
In the March podcast episode, Jason Kelce revealed what tools he’s using to achieve his weight loss goals.
“I downloaded MyFitness Pal and just started tracking calories,” he shared. “I feel like as long as I maintain my protein intake – so I keep my muscle – and just limit the calories, you’ll start to lose weight. So that’s the plan.”
Travis chimed in and said, “This guy’s got a plan in place and when Jason Kelce has a plan, it’s f—ing done with.”
The brothers also discussed former NFL star Alan Faneca’s recent weight loss after he retired. When asked if he plans to run a marathon like Fanesca, Jason immediately shot that idea down.
“Yeah, I’m not doing that,” Jason declared. “I don’t know how Alan’s doing it. I’m not running on pavement.”
Jason Kelce also pointed out that he previously tried to run a 5K earlier this year. “Not gonna make a living doing that. My knees are already messed up.”