I've gone mostly plant based starting the first of the year. I haven't touched chicken or red meat thus far and don't plan on it. Per your social pressures stat

I've gone mostly plant based starting the first of the year. I haven't touched chicken or red meat thus far and don't plan on it. Per your social pressures statement, I found that most don't notice it. The only issue arises when dining with friends or family who serve a planned meal, which usually has some form of chicken or red meat - at least in the US. I do choose to randomly eat select fish or seafood, so that generally helps in those social situations, but my consumption level is once or twice a month at one meal - mainly if it sounds good My experience so far has been overly positive. After about 60 days I stopped considering it. After 90 days red and white meats started to no longer sound appetizing. Eating at home was a challenge, at first, to switch cooking styles and get used to new ingredients I hadn't cooked with as much. I cook quite a bit and I feel as though this was my highest point of frustration my first few weeks. I bought about a dozen plant focused cook books and cherry picked what looked good right away and have ventured into odd and more complex recipes over the months. It's been far more fun than I would have guessed as there are so many plants I knew nothing about. Healthwise I feel much better and blood tests have shown improvement over where I was at before (and I was probably above average compared to the average American at start). I'm about 5'11, started in the mid 170s and am now in the low to mid 160s. I noticed a significant improvement in my running. I'm averaging 8 minute miles on a 3-5 mile run a few times a week. I could probably run lower but I enjoy it and don't try to push it beyond that. Last year I was running mid to upper 8s for the same distance. Nothing has really changed outside diet. TL;DR - Went mostly plant based at the start of the year, enjoying it. Hasn't gotten in the way and have seen improvements making the change.