For me, I can't seem to reduce the amount of meat I eat for a long period of time. I understand how they require food, land, among many other things in order to be produced but meat is my favorite food. I have actually tried to eat less meat but I began to crave it so that plan didn't work out so well. I am trying to eat more vegetables along with a little bit of meat that way I still have a little bit of meat but mostly meals consisting of vegetables.

I hope this strategy is working well. According to an article called "Happy Cow", there are many other diets you can go on, such as being a pescatarian and eating only fish. Here is the link, in case you want to look into it. https://www.happycow.net/vegtopics/diet/vegetarian

I had the same problem a few years ago when I wanted to go vegan/vegetarian. No matter how much some people may deny it, we need meat for our development.  The good thing is that today, we have the means to chose alternatives similar to meat with far less bad side effects on the environment. What I did (and I'm still doing) is focusing more on beans and high-protein vegetables and eating meat occasionally (before it was once a week, now it passes a few months where I don't feel the urge). You get used to not eating meat and you start to not miss it. But you must be careful to eat well and take supplements (B12 or other). Good luck

I completely understand your confliction! I decided to become a pescatarian roughly two years ago and though I've so far been successful, it was extremely hard for me in the beginning and I had many "cheat days" haha. Although it is more of a mental challenge, we must realize that our consumption; especially regarding food intake-  plays a huge role in our carbon footprint. Livestock farming produces from 20% to 50% of all man-made greenhouse gas emissions. Not sure if you have ever or would ever consider going vegan in the near future but a vegan diet has the lowest carbon footprint at just 1.5 tons Carbon Dioxide Equivalent. Another substitution/tip; you can reduce your footprint by a quarter just by cutting down on red meats such as beef and lamb. Anyways, I say keep going with your current plan but do take into consideration how much of a difference you would make in your carbon footprint if you cut back on meat gradually and eventually forever. Best of wishes !!

sources (used and recommended) ;
https://www.terrapass.com/eat-your-way- … -footprint

Some advice I can give is to eat more things like eggs, cheese, and almonds . These are not only better for you but will decrease you carbon footprint. Also when you do eat meat try to  stay away from red meat  and try to eat more white meat like chicken and turkey.