I've been vegetarian since birth and vegan 5 years this summer- obviously never eating meat before the transition into veganism may have been easier but trust me I did find it hard to give up soooo many dairy products or crisps/chocolate bars (and 5 years ago veganism wasn't as mainstream as it is now, you'd be lucky to find a vegan option in any restaurant/coffee shop) however since the day I decided to go vegan I haven't cheated or stopped, I do it for the animals but I am definitely also an unhealthy vegan that eats a lot of junk food I hate the stereotype that veganism is a trendy diet and everyone wants to eat vegetables or healthy foods for every meal (I'm a healthy weight with quite a small frame so it annoys me when people think i'm vegan to be healthy/skinny like nooooo I love junk food)
Being vegan now is so much easier than it was 5 years ago with places like greggs, subway, costa, starbucks, domino's, papa john's etc all doing vegan options and all the supermarkets having their own vegan ranges, and I think you can find an alternative for anything you're missing (I do still get cravings for things I know I can't eat) and you can now go out to dinner pretty much anywhere and not have to miss out or just order chips, so i think for anyone considering it it's definitely easy to try eating a few vegan meals a week to help with the transition, I did do it overnight but as I already didn't eat meat maybe that made it easier but I did have so much fun just replacing everything with vegan alternatives and trying out new vegan products and cheeses and seeing which one's I liked, in fact that was a really fun part of the transition
Being vegan now is so much easier than it was 5 years ago with places like greggs, subway, costa, starbucks, domino's, papa john's etc all doing vegan options and all the supermarkets having their own vegan ranges, and I think you can find an alternative for anything you're missing (I do still get cravings for things I know I can't eat) and you can now go out to dinner pretty much anywhere and not have to miss out or just order chips, so i think for anyone considering it it's definitely easy to try eating a few vegan meals a week to help with the transition, I did do it overnight but as I already didn't eat meat maybe that made it easier but I did have so much fun just replacing everything with vegan alternatives and trying out new vegan products and cheeses and seeing which one's I liked, in fact that was a really fun part of the transition