I was you. I loved meat. It’s really about making one step at a time. There are plenty of meat alternatives that can give you a “close enough” taste and/or feel. Depending where you are from these might be readily available in supermarkets, or some specialized shops. Look out some recipies. Try searching for “[your favorite food] vegan” and you might find something interesting.

Will you crave meat sometime? Very likely. I did. Sometimes I resisted the temptation, sometimes I didn’t. Key factor for me was I felt incredibly guilty when I fell into the temptation. I enjoyed the taste, but the guilt was quite strong. So that’s why I preferred vegan (or vegetarian) foods more and more. In time, I gradually stopped craving meat. And recently when I had to eat meat (there was no other option for me at the time) I found out I didn’t enjoy it.

At first, our aim was reducing the meat - and somehow, over years, it just evolved into me not being interested in it at all. I just prefer the vegan substitutes - tasty and guilt free.

Some people can make a hard cut and be vegan over night. I think at least reducing it is a good first step and can get you there. And if not, it’s better than nothing.

Now I try to put myself on this path with cheese - but the alternatives here arenot great unfortunately, but I don’t loose hope one time there will be good options