Nine months for me too. It's been a process, and being a carnivore for so many years I am quite accustomed to eating meat. The problem comes with hunger. If you allow yourself to get hungry, and then surround yourself with meat eaters, you're in trouble.
You have an obligation to yourself to plan ahead. I keep roasted almonds nearby at all times in case of having to skip a meal. (The almonds start out raw and I roast them at home with no salt - very delicious.) When it's time to have a meal, plan on being somewhere that you can have the
vegan foods you need to conquer the hunger. If you are famished and you go to a steak house with friends, you're only setting yourself up for failure. If your friends don't support your lifestyle, then don't go hungry and have a light meal of salad and bread at the restaurant. You won't crave the meat if you're already satisfied.
As far as craving meat on an ongoing basis, no, I don't. It no longer appeals to me. I don't miss it. As long as I have plenty of the foods that empower me, I'm totally on board with my new vegan lifestyle. I'd rather have a huge bowl of freshly cooked beans, rice, and vegies or a big plate of delicious pasta with vegies and coconut milk sauce than a bacon cheeseburger any day.
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