I always thought getting ripped was about eating a lot of chicken, brown carbs, etc. but i also read that you can eat a lot of carbs and still cut if you eat a caloric deficit.
came up with a rough plan that isn't super low carb if 2nd is true, that wouldn't involve cooking. i will aim for about 2200 calories, 2400 i would guess is maintenance. 2 of my meals a day will be white rice or noodles plus meat (usually fatty and oily). that's 1600 calories and 240g carbs. then the rest will be protein chowder, peanut butter, and eggs, which i would adjust week to week as i weigh myself. how does this look, i'm 6' 173, would guess 15% body fat, and goal is to get below 10%.