I have been a vegetarian for about forty years now. I am healthy and am told that I look young for my age. When I first became a vegetarian it was often difficult to go to a restaurant and find more than a salad and baked potato. Now there are many more choices . I always have some food that I can eat when I fly because you can't always count on catering to load your meal. Good luck with the conversion, hope it goes well for you.