Jason Kelce Wants To Lose 35 LBs In Retirement; OutKick Writers Give Their Thoughts On Weight Loss

One of Jason Kelce's top priorities after capping a 13-year career as an NFL offensive lineman is to lose serious weight. 

Over and over again, we see retired NFL big boys drop weight once their daily maintenance of eating 6,000+ calories is no longer required. 

Kelce wants to drop 35 pounds of weight, which sounds like a ton but is possible for any lifestyle. He shared his thoughts on pivoting to losing weight during Wednesday's "New Heights" podcast. 

Additionally, Jason Kelce's new approach to fitness sparked several fitness tips from the writers' room at OutKick, sharing their best tips on approaching weight loss.

PHILADELPHIA - Jason Kelce of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates on the field after defeating the New York Giants 38-7 in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 21, 2023. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images)

"I don't personally subscribe to doing extreme diets like going all the way vegan or all the way carnivore or keto," Jason Kelce shared. 

"My man Joe Thomas lost a bunch of weight [and] he's all keto. And I'm like, 'Dude more power to you,' but f**k no, I'm not doing that. He looks fantastic, but it's not worth, to me, doing that. …

"I downloaded MyFitnessPal and just started tracking calories. I feel like as long as I maintain my protein intake, so I keep my muscle and just kind of limit the calories, you'll start to lose weight, that's the plan."

Losing weight is a lifelong challenge for some people. The balance of working out and dieting can seem overwhelming on a tight schedule or limited budget.

To simplify things, it all comes down to what you're feeding your body.

There's not a sole approach to fitness, but there's the courage demanded to jump into a plan and rely