Follow your intuition...grains are converted to sugars once digested and make a yummy treat for candida and parasites. You might want to check out what Dr. Mercola has to say about grains on mercola.com.
You can have a perfectly healthy Diet with protein, good fats and lots of low-carbohydrate vegetables...you definitely won't starve and should probably eat several smaller meals during the day to get you metabolism on the right track.