Sofia Vergara: I hate exercise and eat cake almost every day

Latina beauty Sofia Vergara maintains a sizzling bikini body despite hating exercise and eating cake every day.

"Oh, I hate [working out]!" Vergara, 38, says in the March 2011 issue of Shape. "But I also know that at my age -- I'm almost 40! -- I have to do it to maintain my figure.

"I try to do Latin dancing for exercise because it's so much fun and I just love the music. Two hours before I go [to the gym], I'm already wishing it was over. I psychologically fool myself into believing it's part of my job."

'I Don't Ever Want to Be Super-Skinny'

The 5'7" Sofia, who tries to maintain her goal weight of 125 pounds, works out several times a week doing a cardio toning/strength-training program and is also a fan of Physique 57 workouts.

Sofia has also recently discovered a cardio toning/strength-training program, which she does a couple times a week. "I don't mind it because it's pretty easy and I don't have to sweat too much."

While she's not obsessed with the scale, Vergara tries not to gain more than 5 pounds when she's not shooting her hit tv sitcom, Modern Family.

"I always allow myself a window of three to five pounds when I'm not working," says Sofia, who has an 18-year-old son.

When she wants to lose weight quickly, Vergara goes on a two-week meal plan from Freshology, a diet delivery service also used by Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson.

"The food is good and I don't have to think about it," she says. "But I don't ever want to get super-skinny. I think when women reach a certain age, they look better with a little fat in their face. I'm lucky I'm Latin because people expect me to be a bit more plump."

'I Hated My Big Boobs As a Child'

Amazingly, the curvy Sofia says she was teased for being too skinny as a child.

"I was still skinny but suddenly I had these big boobs," she rectouns. "It was terrible! I used to tell my mother, ‘I'm going to cut these off as soon as I turn 18.' "

Fortunately, Vergara's voluptuous curves helped catapult her to sex-symbol status. Despite her exotic good looks, Sofia isn't comfortable being seen without makeup.

"If I walk outside without lipstick, I feel naked," says Sofia, whose favorite body part is her eyes.

"I'm sure men would tell you it's my boobs, but I like my eyes," she says. "They have a natural cat's-eye shape, so I try to play that up."

'I'd Eat Foie Gras and Eclairs All Day If I Could'

Vergara, who was treated for thyroid cancer in 2002, could never starve herself to be skinny because she loves food.

"If I could, I would have foie gras and éclairs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner!" she laughs.

But her favorite food is cake -- which she eats almost daily.

"I love it," she says. "Vanilla cake, angel food cake, chocolate cake. For me and my son, buying cake at the grocery store is like buying milk. We always have it in the house."

And while Sofia has repeatedly said she hates exercise, she loves how it makes her feel afterward.

"Once I'm done [working out], I'm really glad I did it because I feel so good," she gushes.