Deprived

**Funny story for anyone that has been on a diet**

We are only 8 days into the New Year, which means 8 days into our New Years resolution. We didn't sit down and write a list of things we wanted to start doing at the first of the year but we both knew we wanted to put more focus on our health--vitamins, low-calorie diet (Weight Watchers), exercise and anything else that might help make us just a tad healthier . Keep in mind that we will be in swimsuits on the beach in 5 months, taking pictures in our swimsuits on the beach in 5 months...we've kicked everything into HIGH gear.
This week, I planned out a menu for each day that was tasteful, yet healthy and low-calorie. Every night was pretty yummy, except for last night. Tilapia, rice, cucumber/onion salad and mini cheesecakes for dessert. We both had high expectations...we aren't fish lovers but like I said before--5 months before the beach. Well after everything was cooked, we sat down to eat and both of us could smell the fish on the plate. Jason even said to me, "it's healthy and good for us, we have to at least try" so we both took the first bite. Horrible...it tasted just as fishy as it smelled and I couldn't handle it. I decided to just eat my rice and cucumber/onion salad because we were invited for games and snacks at a friend's house and I knew I would want to have a few calories left over for some snacks. I was okay with just eating the small (1/2 cup of rice) and the few (8 slices) of cucumbers for dinner, Jason on the other hand was not so okay with that. Cue immediate bad mood. I thought my mini cheesecakes would cheer him up but they didn't turn out so good either. I replaced the sugar with splenda and the eggs with egg beaters and I must have added too much of the egg beaters because the cheesecakes were more of a yellow color than a white color. I ended up having to throw them all away...that didn't help Jason's bad mood. Fast forward about 20 minutes, Jason is still pouting around the house (I've found it's easier to let him have his space) and he finally comes in the bedroom and says he's sorry and he was just looking forward to a good dinner. He then proceeds to say, "Ash, I can't help myself. I'm JUNK FOOD DEPRIVED!" Haha...this just cracked me up! Gotta love his honesty.
I have a feeling that the next 5 months is going to be a challenge to say the least....