Jason Kelce opened up on his weight loss journey, saying people treat him differently as he gets skinnier, sharing comments from the New Heights podcast.
Jason Kelce insists his weight loss has come with an unexpected side effect: the way people treat him seems to be getting worse as he gets slimmer.
The former Philadelphia Eagles player recently announced that he’s starting a weight loss journey. and he made it clear he wants to shed pounds without extreme diets or keto.. In a Wednesday episode of the New Heights podcast. Kelce returned to the subject while talking with his brother. Travis Kelce. about what movies they’ve been into lately.
During their conversation, Travis mentioned the film Heavyweights, a story about three boys sent to a camp to lose weight.. He pointed out how. in his experience growing up. the “fat kids” ended up being among the funniest and most enjoyable people to be around.. Jason agreed with that memory, saying the shift in how he was treated didn’t come until his body changed.
Kelce framed it bluntly, explaining that he “didn’t get good” until he “got fat,” then adding, “Fat people are just better.” His point wasn’t about fitness goals so much as social dynamics, suggesting the people around him didn’t fully show up for him until he looked a certain way.
He went on to describe how that dynamic has been moving in the wrong direction for him personally.. As he’s been losing weight. Kelce said it hasn’t been the best for his social life—and he claimed that. “as I get skinnier. people hate me more and more.” The remark captured the frustration of feeling judged from multiple angles. even while pursuing a goal that’s meant to improve his health.
The episode is available for fans to watch, with Kelce’s comments appearing around the 32:09 mark in the New Heights segment shared online.
It also connects to a larger conversation that often follows public weight changes: how quickly attention turns from a person’s effort to the perception others have about what their body should look like.. Kelce’s comments underline that weight loss can affect more than how you feel—it can reshape the everyday social environment around you. for better or worse.
Meanwhile. the Kelce family has remained in the public eye not just for sports. but for candid moments from podcasts and appearances.. In that same orbit of attention. another recent story noted that Kylie Kelce “almost got into a fistfight with a grown man” over Jason—an example of how protective and emotional the public’s connection to the family can feel when personalities and reputations are constantly under a spotlight.
For Kelce, the weight loss journey is still about avoiding extreme methods while dropping “a few pounds,” but his podcast exchange made one thing clear: the change on the scale doesn’t necessarily translate to instant approval from the world around him. Misryoum
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Wait so people hate him more cuz he got skinny? That sounds backwards.
I mean, if you lose weight and suddenly your friends act weird, that’s kinda messed up. Also “Fat people are just better” is wild but I get the vibe he means socially.
Heavyweights camp to lose weight… so like, he thinks the joke kids end up being the cool ones? Idk, seems like he’s blaming society but also he’s the one changing his body. Maybe he’s just hanging with different people now.
People absolutely get weird about bodies, but “people hate me more and more” is dramatic lol. Like are they literally hating or just not making the same jokes? I feel like the article glosses over who said what on that podcast too. Also keto gets brought up and I’m like okay but how does that connect to movie talk about camp kids.