And after trying several new recipes from healthy heart cookbooks, I made some progress. Then I slowly went back to my old habits. I am afraid I am losing my motivation and becoming discouraged. You are normal because it takes most people several tries to change lifestyle habits. Current psychological research indicates the truth that habit change is difficult, but also shows that most people can eventually change if they keep trying.
Most people make a few unsuccessful attempts to change before the real change occurs.
Psychologists view the unsuccessful attempts as stages in learning to change and getting ready to change. After you are determined to make the changes and have begun some actions, you are only part way there. At this stage most people need support from others. So make sure you get plenty of support from friends and colleagues and pay attention to rewarding yourself for good behavior. Another way to get needed support is from on line support groups.