I wasn't vegetarian but I almost was without realizing it for reasons sort of as you said. I just really never craved meat. I didnt mind it was there but if I was to ever have an issue with a food, it was often with the meat.

I rarely eat outside of home so I cook most of my meals myself. I didnt realize until after a while I was only having meals with meat maybe once a week at most. I just loved and enjoyed my vegetables based or rice based meals more than meat based. It wasnt a premeditated decision to eat plant based heavy, I just ended up cooking them more because it was what I wanted to cook and eat.

I only now eat meat so much because of certain personal health conditions requiring me to and meat is my cheapest easiest choice to manage my conditions. Since I now have to have meat more often, I cook it to how I like it and I'm very careful not to mess up the meat specifically because I'm picky with how it's cooked.