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I'm on 2 weeks of veganism after on and off vegetarianism for the past 32 years and it's totally fine, tbh. I also grew up in the countryside, never a big fan of farmers, but had a moment of clarity a couple of weeks ago and realised I'd reached the line I'd drawn in the sand for myself whereby if I ever started considering myself a vegetarian for moral, as opposed to taste, reasons, that I couldn't justify eating dairy and eggs either.
Hardest things so far have been not eating the haribo stashed everywhere, and not being able to eat loads of my favourite crisps because of whey powder. It also seems really hard to limit soy intake and get protein from other sources. I've not found it a massive transition in cooking, and it's quite nice not to just stick cheese on everything.
One thing I would advise, if you haven't already, is get a big tub of nutritional yeast. That stuff is fucking amazing.
Fitness wise, I haven't lost any strength as far as I can tell, and although my graphs suggest I'm fatigued as fuck, I have loads of energy and seem to be recovering better after big rides. Oh, and I've lost about 2kg and kept it off, it's amazing what not being able to snack on cheap chocolate and cheese does for you.
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Yeah I'm aware of that. :/
I'm not expecting perfection overnight so gonna do my best. Aiming for vegetarian to start with just so I don't beat myself up if a customer makes me a cup of tea while I'm working. Always hated eggs and not a massive dairy fiend anyway. My day is van-based so the biggest trick will be avoiding pasties and other garage crap.
My skin is crap and the diet for treating psoriasis is basically vegan so may hopefully have some added benefits.
Have just downloaded Thug Kitchen....