calories out greater than calories in = weight loss

Dominic Shields wrote:
|| On 15 Oct 2004 19:37:33 -0700,
|| (fresh~horses) wrote:
||
||| Eating less is not enough to induce weight loss if you don't
||| exercise, unless you don't care if you become malnourished and
||| floppy.
||
|| I am 6 foot 3 and slowly crept up to 200 pounds five years ago by
|| doing a sedentary job and gradually overeating due to routine. I
|| decided to alter my diet permanently by simply eating more sensible
|| portions and stop the snacking that was part of my normal working
|| day.
||
|| In about 3 months I went down to 170 pounds and miraculously muscles
|| appeared in all sorts of places - like my abs.
||
|| Exercise - none, malnutrition - well as what I gave up was mainly
|| rubbish like chocolate, biscuits and cheese, I don't quite follow
|| how.
||
|| P.S. I don't eat meat, not through politics, but through choice, my
|| diet is predominantly carbohydrates (by which I mean proper
|| carbohydrates like pasta, rice, potatoes, bread), fruit and
|| vegetables.

What makes pasta & bread "proper" carbohydrates?