My grand niece did this for a while in junior high. She was playing club soccer at the time, but was making the change for ethical reasons. I watched her/mom go from games to one of the fruit smoothie shops all the time. She gradually became pescatarian, and has further evolved into a chicken as well.
I told both her and her mom that if she didn't find a really good alternative source of protein, it wasn't going to work, especially for soccer.
Now, she is taking at least a year off soccer . . . Along the way, I think she probably gained 20lbs.
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