Jon Pardi enters 2024 taking steps on his newfound journey of sobriety.
The “Ain’t Always the Cowboy” singer, 38, appeared on Amazon Music Country Heat Weekly podcast and revealed that he has been sober for almost four months and has lost weight due to a lifestyle change.
“I was sober for 112 days. I lost a ton of weight,” the country star told hosts Kelly Sutton and Amber Anderson. “I was pre-diabetic and I thought, ‘I have to stop.'”
Pardi explained that the weight ultimately made him feel “unhappy” and forced him to make a decision.
“I was really getting to the point where I was unhappy with myself with every picture, every video,” he admitted. “And where I was going, I should have just taken a break.”
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The results of his sobriety journey even made Pardi more confident, telling others that giving up alcohol was the key to weight loss.
“I was just taking a picture and I said… ‘Damn, I look good’, take that Tito!” he said with a laugh. “But for anyone who’s thinking about it, if they want to lose weight and you’re drinking, let me tell you, it helps a hell of a lot if you stop.”
The singer of the song “Last Night Lonely” then teased on the show that his weakness, although he has given up alcohol, is his desire for sweets.
“I like some ice cream,” he joked. “I’m like, ‘Well, I’m not drinking. I’d better have this Twix ice cream.’ Coffee ice cream. It’s so good.”
Although Pardi did not provide more information about his journey to sobriety, he noted that he is not sure if he will remain committed to it.
“I’m retired, OK? That doesn’t mean I can’t come out of retirement,” he said. “But so far it’s been great.”
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