Jenna Ushkowitz

“When I'm treating myself, it's a full-on burrito, all loaded up!”

“If there's something in the kitchen I like, it must be eaten. I try not to leave any snacks I wouldn't want to eat on a daily basis in the cupboard.”

“I get a lot of fan mail from girls. It's interesting because it's not just the U.S. - you get things from people all over the world. They send these postage stamps and you're like, 'Where do you live?' It's crazy. I'll get letters from the troops, too.”

“I've probably tried every fad diet in the world.”

“I always leave a box of unsalted almonds in my house. A handful of those are a good snack that should keep you satisfied.”

“Healthy foods are great, but it's important to keep your body active. Your muscles only get stronger and build more endurance for everyday things if you're moving and get the blood pumping. Exercising stimulates certain brain chemicals and can put you in a better mood!”

“I had been wanting to work out with a trainer for a very long time. I always had a good cardio regimen, but I didn't know how to tone up or use weights properly - and I wasn't sure where to start.”

“Personally, when I don't feel like working out, I put on my workout clothes and pump up some music. It's definitely my #1 inspiration.”

“I liked to scrapbook and collage a whole lot in high school. I'm always ripping things out of magazines, and always collecting quotes from the Internet. When I was 17, I loved AIM. I was obsessed with my buddy list!”

“You'll find that fellow gym go-ers are super supportive and friendly. It must be all those endorphins going around!”

“I went to performing arts high school, and I took dance and acting every day. Then, I went to Marymount Manhattan College and I have a B.A. in acting, with a concentration in theater performance and a minor in musical theater. I studied there for three years.”

“Sometimes I even work out to 'Glee' songs to keep me going.”

“I spend a lot of time on the 'Glee' set. A lot of time. Luckily we have to dance and rehearse, so we're always moving, but having such a tight schedule can make it hard to find the time to exercise. It's definitely a struggle!”

“When I was 17, I worked at a bagel shop - I ate so many! I was also in all the school musicals, which we rehearsed for during the afternoons.”

“I was five or six when I joined SAG, and Equity I joined when I was nine.”

“I'm a takeout kind of girl. Whole Foods prepares most of my meals.”

“If you say, 'You've made it,' then you kind of come to a standstill, and I don't think any actor wants to do that.”

“When I was on Broadway when I was little, I remember always driving through Times Square with my dad to the theater. Now when I go back, you can't even drive on Broadway in the 40s. New Times Square is too touristy to me.”

“I speak about family and adoption because it 100% changed my life and who I am. It definitely played a very large role into just learning how to be grateful for what you have and being fulfilled in a way that a lot of adopted kids don't feel.”

“I wasn't a huge fan of reality shows, because I'm like 'they're taking away from the actors,' but sometimes mindless is just wonderful.”