Donna, I assume by "carbs," you don't mean the grams of carbohydrates in an item (like the ones that are counted by those following Atkins) but the number of servings of carbohydrates (which I call starches to avoid the confusion), right? We don't count carb grams--there isn't any minimum or maximum and everyone's total would be different each day. I don't think anyone
can give you a ballpark idea of the number of carb servings per day, truthfully. Everyone's body is different. Your goal in P2 is to figure out what works for you.
Some people find they can't eat any starches...or that some kinds of starches are a problem and others aren't. Some can't have any fruit or find that they can only have certain kinds of fruit. Some people can only have certain types of food at certain times of day.
Here are some posts to help you figure out things for
your body:
Emergency Handbook for Phase 2 has tons of great information on how to get into and through P2.
What's your P2 Combo? Lists basic information on how to start P2, what might happen at first and then later, and gives lots of Beachies' experiences with P2 and what combination of fruits and starches worked for them.
Phase 2 - How to choose Breads
I put the links in for you here, but you can find all of these threads and more in the FAQ for this forum. These are especially helpful, so they are "stickied" to stay at the top of the forum.
Best of luck!