figuring out carb targets

OK - so here's something I'm struggling with... I've heard people say "oh that's too many carbs" and such... but how do you figure out an appropriate range of carbs for yourself?  I asked the Barix nut, and she said "we don't do carb targets here, just pay attention to the fat, protein, and calcium."  

Problem is that the "RDA" percentages on nutrition labels are assuming a heck of a higher caloric intake than I'm getting on a daily basis (I've figured mine is currently in the 800 - 950 range most days).  My protein goals are 78 - 98g and my fat goals are 24-45g.  

Shauna said at the meeting the other night that she has to balance carbs and protein in her meals, but is that a pretty good way to look at it (i.e., I should be targeting 78 - 98g of carbs per day?

I'm confused and would love some good advice on this.

Thanks,

Karen

i use www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate to track my foods.  Up in the right corner it shows a pie chart with % of calories from Protein/Carbs/Fat.  I keep protein at 40-45, and carbs and fat at 25-30%.  When I do that and eat around 1000 calories a day, carbs are between 50-80 carbs.  Protein is around 90-100 and fat betw 25-35.  hope that helps

Nutritionist told me the same thing but I pressed the issue and the number was 39 based on my calories and goal weight, others have said 30% of your intake.  39 is a really hard number for me.  I just try to keep my calories low so that the carbs won't hit me hard.

There is a food pyrimid that I found on the nut site here on OH... and it had an ideal carb number for the day... I used it a lot before I got pregnant... I need to find it again... because Lorelei drew all over it... but it was helpful to me...

 

Was this the site?  It says mine is 200.  That is really high.

http://www.healthcalculators.org/calculators/carbohydrate.as p

no it was a actually food pyrimid...