Post Malone recently revealed the secret behind his body transformation to Joe Rogan after fans started noticing the former’s dramatic weight loss earlier this year.
In a August the 8th appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, the 28-year-old rapper shared the one major lifestyle change he made that resulted in his nearly 60-pound weight loss: cutting soda from his diet.
“Soda is so bad. It’s so good, but so bad,” Post Malone, whose birth name is Austin Richard Post, revealed to 56-year-old Rogan.
While eliminating soda from his diet helped with his dramatic weight loss, the Grammy-nominated singer confessed that he hasn’t completely given up sugary drinks.
“(If) I had a great show, and you know what, I feel a little naughty. I’m going to give myself a coke on ice,” Post Malone shared.
Before and after: Post Malone revealed that cutting soda from his diet was a major factor in his nearly 60-pound weight loss. He went from about 240 pounds to 185 pounds
Post Malone x Joe Rogan: Post Malone (right) revealed the secret behind his dramatic 60-pound weight loss during an Aug. 8 appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast
Divisive: Since Rogan launched The Joe Rogan Experience in 2009, it has become one of the world’s most popular yet most controversial podcasts, with millions of views per episode
During the interview, Post Malone also shared with the podcast host and UFC commentator exactly what he weighed before and after his dramatic weight loss. It was unclear when Post Malone chose to make changes to his diet.
The rapper revealed that he weighed 240 pounds before deciding to cut back on soda. After his diet change, he dropped to about 185 pounds.
While Rogan fully supported the rapper’s choice to cut soda from his diet, the 56-year-old also admitted that he endorses the “everything in moderation” approach when it comes to weight loss and healthy eating.
“The problem is when people drink (soda and other sugary drinks) all day long, your body doesn’t know what to do with that sugar because it’s so unnatural… the key to those things is every now and then, know you?’ Rogan stated.
“Once in a while you reward yourself with a Coke and you think, ‘Ah, this is fun.’ Your body never gets that sugar in the wild. You get sugar in fruit. When you drink a glass of sugar water, it flows straight into your bloodstream. Your body is like, ‘What the hell is this?’ added the podcast host and UFC commentator.
Rogan launched his podcast on YouTube in December 2009 and he interviews a wide variety of guests from different industries. Since September 2020, the podcast is exclusively licensed on Spotify.
Over the years, ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ has become one of the world’s most popular yet most controversial podcasts, regularly receiving millions of views per episode.
Post Malone’s comments on Rogan’s podcast come after the musician shocked fans with his dramatic new post-lose body weight loss at a concert in Australia in February.
After fans began speculating that the 28-year-old might have an illness or addiction — the singer struggled with alcoholism in the past — Post Malone responded to all the rumors in a lengthy April 27 Instagram post with a selfie of himself.
Shocking new look: Post Malone’s comments on Rogan’s podcast come after the musician shocked fans with his dramatic new body loss after losing weight at a concert in Australia (pictured) in February
Addressing the rumours: After fans speculated he might be struggling with an illness or addiction — the singer struggled with alcoholism in the past — Post Malone responded to all the rumors in an April 27 Instagram post saying he’s “never feeling healthier felt’ ‘
Breaking Down: While on Rogan’s podcast, Post Malone burst into tears as he remembered seeing the negative reaction some people had about his dramatic body transformation, especially when some people speculated he was on drugs
‘Hello everyone, I hope you have a nice evening. I wanted to say I don’t do drugs, I’ve had a lot of people ask me about my weight loss and I would assume performing on stage. I am having a lot of fun performing and have never felt so healthy,” Post Malone wrote in the lengthy caption of the Instagram post.
The singer also wrote in his lengthy caption that “dad life” helped him make better lifestyle choices so that he can “be around for a long time” for his baby girl, who was born in May 2022.
While on Rogan’s podcast, Post Malone burst into tears discussing how some people had reacted negatively to his new look and how some social media users accused him of taking drugs.
“I know there are people (on social media) who really care… but there are also people (on social media) who are like, ‘Okay kids, this is what f***ing meth looks like,’ he said .