food conscious!

I find it so funny that I suddenly turned from a voracious girl into a food conscious girl! Food conscious in a sense that I automatically look into the food labels to see the nutrient contents (calories, carbohydrates, fats, etc.) before deciding the quantity of food to consume. I must be so determined of losing weight for acquiring such a new habit, :). The idea came to mind after surfing for diet tips. And then, I stumbled into a site suggesting to cut-off carbohydrate, calorie and fat intake, thus, looking at the food labels to determine the nutrient contents. And aside from decreasing the food intake, the site implies too that exercising atleast 30 minutes a day is also essential in losing weight. And it's in this suggestion that I got a problem coz I don't have much time, especially that I am a stay-in here in my employers' place. I just wish I have an elliptical machine here in my room, so I can still exercise without leaving the house. But for sure the machine is expensive and I can't afford it, so I better think of another way to exercise without spending a dime. Think, think, think!