Bronwen, I was the one who suggested potassium and perhaps even sodium
because you describe symptoms that are very classic IMHO from the Atkins
lists I used to inhabit, and from my experience and that of my friends.

Low carb diets are very diuretic, especially in the early days before your
body has a chance to adjust. Aren't you a nursing mother? If you are, you
are secreting a lot more electrolytes -- sodium and potassium -- and
calcium -- than other people.

From a lack of electrolytes, you won't necessarily get hungry but you will
feel very tired, numb, have weakness in your limbs, etc.

As I said, I used to consume a bit of KCl and NaCl ("Lite Salt" and "salt")
in water, and this effect would go away within a short time.

I argue that NaCl is paleo. But things like tuna fish are easy to consume
and have a lot of potassium, there is nothing special about bananas this
way.

Shortage of calcium manifests itself as cramping, quite often. I would
suspect sodium and potassium at this point

--Richard

Bronwen wrote:
> Also.  I have always "ignored" my body a little- I am "in my head" or
> something and I forget to eat- well, on this diet, it is WAY easier to
> forget to eat somehow.  It'll be like 3 pm and I had only eaten breakfast
at
> 7 am- then my arms and legs feel tingly and sort of numb and I feel like I
> cant move- but I still hardly feel hungry.  I wrote about this before- but
I
> was thinking I was missing some "food" or nutrient (someone said
potassium-
> I've been trying to tote bannanas, and jerky, seeds)  But why dont I get
> hungry?- I have to think about the food that I brought with me in order to
> eat it.  I just need to listen to my body more maybe...
>
> Bronwen