To go VEGAN???

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Hi I'm thinking about going vegan for a couple of reasons, mainly to improve my body health. I'm 40 and ache all over every day and feel just blurghhhhh I have a generally OK diet although need to change it hard with 3 small children but feel I need to do it for them and myself to have more energy and feel better. Everyone recommends going vegan saying it'll change my life and get rid of my aches and pains not to mention loose the 2 stone I've been carrying extra for a while. I have no idea where to start or is there any recipes anyone can recommend or free websites/pdfs/links etc I'll be cooking for myself as my family aren't up for this so I'll be cooking for them and me but worried I'm going to add even more stress to a busy homelife. I love all veg and fruit I will.miss meat but not too bothered if I get the results I need. Has anyone been on this same journey? Any help and advice would be welcomed thank you!

Hey OP,

I have small kids too and I think the key to success is something simple that you can stick to without it becoming a huge mental load.

Personally I'd focus on what you include rather than what you exclude. Usually I go to the supermarket and look at the vegetables and try to think about what I can make with them. And then portion size is important too. My diet isn't vegan at all - I put bacon in with the onion and zucchini dish I made the other day - but it includes a fair amount of vegetables and we keep portion sizes smallish. And I make most meals from scratch, in an emergency I can make something quick (eg an omelett with cheese and frozen spinach, or semolina with chicken stock and tuna). Usually I cook the evening after kids are in bed for the next day though, so I have peace and quiet to do it and I don't need to rush at 7pm trying to put something together.