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Becoming a strict vegan is never an easy ride mainly because of two reasons. One is social pressure and the other is formed habit.


Vegans are usually regarded as weird largely due to their unconventional food choices. So when you go fully vegan you may be "alienated" by your non-vegan friends and family. To maintain such close relationships you may be forced to be partially vegan.


Many people transition to veganism when they are adults. This means that most of us grow up eating animal products which forms habit. If from when you were kid you loved bacon or cheese it may be hard for you to forgo such foodstuffs.


The key to going from veganish to vegan is starting small. Start by eliminating one animal product after another. In my case I started by avoiding meat, then milk and eggs later on. Doing so gives you the chance to adopt to a vegan diet without craving too much for animal source foods.