It can be a real struggle to accept that sometimes appearance can be more important than talent or intelligence.

Loving yourself means caring enough to make the hard decisions in your life.

'American Idol' has changed the face of television.

My biggest thing is banana pudding, but it's the devil! So no one is allowed to bring it into my house. Because I can't control myself. So why put it in my domain?

Even though I am extremely blessed to have accomplished many of my goals at such a young age, I am still reaching, still striving.

People get comfortable with the way you are—they have formed their opinion of you based on everything they see and know about you as a person. When you change that up by losing weight, they no longer understand you.

My faith in God is everything at this point. Also, my family and friends that I've had around me pretty much my whole life and my boyfriend, we've been together for eight years. I try to keep people around me who've been around me, who've seen me struggle. They know how dedicated I am and how hard I've worked. They know me - not the Jennifer from American Idol and Dreamgirls, but the real Jennifer.