Motivation to a healthy life

Over the past 6 weeks I've motivated myself to become healthier.  When I think about being healthy I think about food and exercise, without both of them it's very difficult to be healthy.  I've started exercising weekly and eating A LOT less food; I've allowed myself 1200 calories a day, which can be difficult when trying to cook food.  Since I started my "diet" I've noticed things that I never did before.  For instance, I look at all nutrition facts to make sure that I stay within my 1200 calories and that it doesn't have a huge amount of fat.  I love to cook and want to share all of my healthy yummy recipes that I come across.  I find it rewarding to cook something that tastes good and is healthy!