Found a superb piece on CNN outlining why trying to "talk things out" with your husband can be a really bad idea, and make your relationship take a nose-dive:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/personal/09/26/o.improve.your.marriage/index.html

Back in 2003/2004, I decided to try controlled-carbohydrate eating. I lost a lot of weight and kept it off for a couple of years, eating up to 100 carbs per day of healthy veggies, fruits, and meat, while avoiding almost all refined carbohydrates. Type II diabetes is rampant in my family. The surest way to avoid that fate is to eat healthy and exercise regularly.