Vegetarian for 12+ years. I happily eat quorn or other good veggie substitutes as long as they are healthy (ish) and taste good. Being vegetarian doesnt mean i have to give up on the good elements of the food industry/convenience. I'd probably also eat lab grown meat but I'm not sure as i didn't have a chance to try yet.

For me it's an ethical argument to be vegetarian, i still love the taste and smell of meat (but contrary to the cliché repeated in this thread have never lapsed) - why give up on it completely if i can get something similar that allows me to still enjoy a bbq or spaghetti Bolognese. Most veggie substitutes taste like crap though - but that's a matter of trial and error (my advice is to avoid any veggiemeat that's egg based, they all taste disgusting and probably come out of the horribly cruel egg mass production.)

I'd be vegan but with small kids, a non-veg partner and an area that's not very veggie friendly that will have to wait a bit longer.