[quote]GOTNOIDEA wrote:
ok, thanks everyone,
correct me if im wrong, but in my last few years of reading forums and listening to knowledgable people, I was under the impression that simple carbs, eg white breads, pasta, white are generally no good because the body processes them to quickly and excess turns to fat, while complex ones take a while and hence it doesn’t turn to fat…
when I first joined the gym many many years ago as a tubby fatso, I was put on a no white bread/pasta/ rice diet for 9 months, and the kilos and fat melted away, that was with training,
so im a little unsure why I should be eating heaps of breads rices and pasta
I completely understand that eating lots of meats and veges will increase my clean calorie intake and hence stop me from losing weight as long as my calories in > calories out,
thats where Im a bit confused, whats the difference between as someone mentioned lots of peanut butter which has calories VS a choloclate bar, which in my eyes has the same quanity and amount of calories
admittedly, I do want to maintain/increase my current weight slightly, but I really don’t want to just become fat…
thanks everyone for listening[/quote]
probably because when you’re fat your insulin sensitivity goes to shit (due to an excessive amount of simple carbs). About your diet if you manage the calories right you will not have a problem. Losing weight? eat more calories. Gaining weight? eat less calories. Eat clean for carbs use something like sweet potatoes. I am in the same boat you were in basically bulking gone very very wrong due to eating crap food. I eat to keep my body healthy now and i personally have found to function a lot better without grains and diary.