Wow. I haven't lurked in on Spoofee enough. I skimmed over this hot topic after telling myself I WAS NOT going to spend any time writing to Spoofee.
If I may - relax creddy, size 14 is big not fat. The lady on the billboard (btw I think PETA is koo-koo) is about an 18. She's fat.
As far as your husband goes, be glad he's skinny. When was the last time you saw an old fat person? Women tend to outlive men and since there are very very few octogenarians who are fat (my 60 yrs of observation is that fat people don't live to be old), you have a better chance of growing old together. I'm working on the weight differential between my wife and I myself and hope we go into our 90s together and she doesn't have to be by herself.
Lastly, it doesn't matter how many carrots you eat if you eat them along side ice cream.
You can knock off gluten and sugar to lose weight but it's not "fun". Personally, I'd rather have a long life and physical satisfaction then a a short fix of oral pleasure that amounts to taste-addiction.