i thought the basic carb content of white rice and brown was nearly the same just the only difference was during process of making the rice white it loses some minerals and vits correct me if im wrong but this was from george farah as follow hes page

also i agree have to find what works for you i am fan of cutting carbs but i like to do mine slow as cut carbs from one meal at time and cut them every few weeks but strengh will go down in gym so i look at it that im not building muscle im just tring to keep it so do high reps with lower weight