Dan + Shay’s Shay Mooney Would not Acknowledge Self After Weight Loss

Almost two months after Shay Mooney revealed his 50-pound weight reduction, the nation crooner nonetheless isn’t used to his new physique.

“It’s bizarre not recognizing your self. I received to a spot mentally and bodily that I’ll by no means go once more,” the Dan + Shay musician, 30, captioned a mirror selfie of his progress through Instagram on Friday, December 2. “It issues what we eat. It issues who you spend your time with. It issues what you select to spend your time on. I’m so grateful for the individuals in my life that helped me make a change.”

He added: “Nobody compelled me into this. I needed to vary my life for me. I’ve by no means felt extra alive. I’m not on the lookout for mediocrity … let’s go discover greatness.”

Mooney’s family members and fellow nation stars shortly lauded his empowering mindset.

“Love you brother. I’m so pleased with you I might cry,” bandmate Dan Smyers wrote through Instagram remark. “The truth is, I simply would possibly after watching this. Really makes me so pleased to see all of your onerous work paying off, not solely bodily, however mentally and emotionally too. Conjures up me and everybody else round to grow to be higher variations of ourselves. The most effective is but to return my buddy. ❤️❤️❤️.”

Smyers’ spouse, Abby Smyers, Jason Aldean, Carly Pearce and extra of Mooney’s movie star friends have been equally pleased with his progress. “So superior. It’s lots of work, it’s a grind. Blissful for ya,” former baseball participant Jim Edmonds replied.

Mooney — who married Hannah Billingsley in 2017, with whom he shares two sons — initially revealed earlier this yr that he had dropped 50 months in 5 months.

“Thanks guys a lot for all of your type phrases about me wanting wholesome,” the Arkansas native wrote through his Instagram Story in October. “Actually means rather a lot. Been somewhat over 5 months I consider and I’m down virtually 50lbs.”

Mooney credited his health transformation to “consuming clear,” “not consuming alcohol” and “strolling 7 miles a day.” He added: “And a few weights. That’s it! I utterly modified my way of life and I’ve by no means felt higher bodily, mentally, and spiritually. In the event you’re on the lookout for an indication… ”

The “10,000 Hours” singer can also be wanting ahead to reworking his life in one other approach, as Billingsley, 31, is at the moment pregnant with the couple’s third little one. The “Surprising” podcast host responded to her husband’s weight reduction progress by joking through Instagram that “your loss is my acquire, actually.”

She added on Friday: “So pleased with you, child… and pleased with the instance you’re setting for all our boys, bodily and spiritually 🤍. I’ll meet ya on the health club roughly 6 weeks after this child will get right here 😂.”