Thanks for the help.

I'm 5' 9 & 1/2" and currently weigh 270. Over the past year I lost 64lbs. but over the past two months I gained back 14lbs. from eating too much junk food.

I know my calories and fat intake are too high, especially on non-lifting days when I eat the junk. I'm struggling with my diet and trying to get my calories down but keep the protein up.

I shoot for 300g of protein/day to make sure I get enough. I never go below 200g/day and sometimes I go over 300g/day.

How would you recommend I change my diet to increase my energy when lifting after work? What foods would be good choices? Should I add more dextrose/malto before or during my workout or will that make me crash while lifting? I read the oatmeal is good but I'm not sure how much to eat and at what times during the day. I think I also read that beans are good too? Thanks again for taking the time to help.