Fruit-eaters do pretty well because eating fruit doesn't kill the plant. The plant will eventually shed the fruit anyway.
If you have a garden, you can also eat certain vegetables while keeping the plant alive. For example, we have some green onions in our garden, and I can cut a few pieces off without killing the plant. New pieces grow back.
You don't have to achieve perfection. The point is simply to keep learning and growing. Your direction matters more than your current state. You'll be able to stop eating altogether when you die, so your ongoing footprint will eventually be zero no matter what.
I have more respect for the meat-eater who seeks continued improvement than for the vegan who says, "I'm done."
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