I was using thedailyplate.com mostly to track my protein intake but stopped when I got familiar enough with my eating routine to know how much meat I had to eat and how often. I have to start again to track my calories now that I've started to gain some weight back. I'm overweight so I'm trying to get down to a healtheir weight.

Do I need to increase my carbs with each meal throughout the day or just with dinner since I eat dinner in the car ride home (1hr 15min)and then lift soon after.

I read the stickies but I'm not sure on the timing and quantities of carbs. I also found the sticky on the glycemic index confusing. I don't know how to interpret the three numbers that come after the food to know which are good choices to eat prior to lifting.

I'm having such trouble with energy I really want to maximize my diet/food intake and see if that makes a difference when lifting.

Thanks again for taking the time to help.