I'm not a vegetarian. Yet. But I did drastically change my diet from that of my mother who died from a complicated mix of genetic diseases. No sodas, no alcohol, no fried foods, no red meat. Now I'm in the process of weeding out processed foods like ready made dinners.

So far I haven't missed any of the things I gave up. I believe my mom's diet contributed to her death and she was reluctant to give up any of the foods that were bad for her almost to the end.