meat/carnism
Background: I come from a bengali family so my diet basically consisted of curry with various different meats (lamb, chicken, beef, duck, pigeon and sometimes fish) with some sides like potatos, lentils, flatbread etc. My parents have mostly moved away from meat due to their health but I feel like I'm only getting worse. My university advertises meat and non-vegan foods a lot so it feels impossible for me to switch/don't know how to switch.
I really want to stop eating meat and sometimes I'm able to not eat meat for a couple days but it doesn't last because I just give up whenever my parents cook something really nice or I'm eating with friends.
So how do I start a vegan diet and actually stick to it? Mostly looking for starter vegan foods that I can use to wean myself off from my carnism while studying at university.
You probably have a rice cooker, right? If not get one, a nice one like a zojirushi. There are loads upon loads of tasty vegan dishes you can look up that take effort, but if you just put rice + lentils + tofu in a rice cooker with some spices you end up with a pretty tasty and extremely cheap & filling staple meal with essentially no effort. Also nice is learning how to make a basic salad dressing out of olive oil, dijon mustard, and apple cider vinegar (just experiment until you find the quantity and proportions you like) then mix it with some greens from those salad greens boxes you can buy at the grocery store.
Also you won't feel full for your first week or so not eating meat. I dealt with this by eating a shit ton of bread. This is 100% just your body being confused after getting a central meaty component in every meal though so you'll adjust and start feeling full from eating vegan food.
Lots of legumes and water can also help compensate for this