My husband’s weight loss advice

I’ll be honest. Me and my man have been together over 30 years and he is a treasure. We are both approaching the mid 50 age mark. He committed to health and fitness last year and, due to wfh and workouts, shed about 40 pounds. He looks amazing. I’m post menopausal with other health issues. We love each other but there’s no question he’s hot and I’m “comfy”. I recently started using the calorie counting app he loves and I’ve lost 6 lbs in 8 weeks, which is a healthy and sustainable rate. But I told him I do feel deprived. I love a simple comfort food like toast and butter but if I have that the app says I need to just have salad for lunch. His attitude is I just have to adjust. If I’m unhappy or unsatisfied, it’s up to me to accept that I don’t need to feel happy. I hate this. It feels like losing weight even in a healthy, slow approach means accepting less joy. Is there any way around this?