Jenna Ushkowitz Quotes

I'm no stranger to weight issues. I've had cellulite since I was about nine years old. I have enjoyed the uber support of Spanx many times.

I've never had body issues, I've never had an eating disorder. I've never had to go on a diet and that's because of Weight Watchers.

It is not OK for anyone to be obese. There needs to be a cultural shift.

I don't believe in diet pills. I don't want my heart to race and pop out of my chest.

I've been recognized for much of my life but I learned that when I was fatter I am less recognizable so I got fat but then it almost killed me.

In this industry, there's a massive pressure to be a certain weight.

I don't want to encourage eating disorders.

I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.

In this business, there is an insane amount of pressure, spoken and unspoken, to be thin. If you look at some of the television shows, eating disorders become like a competitive thing.

I still have to work on my weight and some of my other demons.

Yes, you should be healthy and take care of yourself, but growing up, I've seen people who have horrible issues with food.

I've always been conscious of my weight.

I unwittingly became sort of this anorexia spokeswoman.

When I was in high school I was 250 pounds.

It not unusual for women with anorexia to suffer heart attacks.

I consider anybody who weighs over 200 pounds fat, and time was when I could not refrain from telling such people so.

At my heaviest, I was 5'8" and 175 pounds. I ate well, but in too large quantities, and I rarely made a concerted effort to burn off the extra calories. I'd beat myself up about being overweight, even though I had the tools to be in shape. Then I'd resort to an unhealthy diet to lose the weight that was making me self-conscious.

I just don't like being overweight.

Many women who have anorexia put their hearts in a compromised situation.

Obesity affects every aspect of a people's lives, from health to relationships.

I don't want to feel I'm responsible for anorexia across the country.

I've been overweight all my life.

I look good, but I probably have the insides of Elvis.

If I go on a diet and work out, I'm always in a bad mood. I'd rather be a little heavier but nice.

I'm always striving to lose weight. And it's not a matter of wanting to be a size 3 again - I brought out my leotards, and a friend thought they were doll clothes. Being heavy isn't good for you. How long can your heart take the strain? So, I never give up, but it's hard.