Still can't sleep good

[Beanette]

Day 21 W30 - I have slept only one good restfull night since starting, and 2 full nights but not really restfull and the rest of the time I still wake up by 2:00 a.m. and won't go back to sleep. I get up around 6:00 and feel ok and I can go on my day better than before I started. I will go to bed around 10:00 p.m., sometimes 11:00 p.m. I had already quit gluten, dairies a few months before starting, coffe, sugar and chocolate a couple of weeks before starting and was never a big sugar eater. So, I know it has nothing to do with this. I eat the 3 meals a day and sometimes I snack if I feel I need to. However, I think I would have so much more energy if I could sleep restfull nights. In one of the post I saw a comment about "Natural Calm" so I ordered it and can't wait to receive it. I do see many positive sides of the W30 but how I wish I could sleep. Do you have suggestions others than using Natural Calm which I can't wait to receive and try.

[ShannonM816]

There are a few articles about sleep on Whole30 that you might want to take a look at:

http://whole9life.com/2015/04/mental-health-sleep-1/

https://whole30.com/2017/10/whole30-sleep-1/

https://whole30.com/2017/10/whole30-sleep-trouble/

If you're getting up around 6 am, are you eating your first meal by 7? It's really important to eat within an hour of waking up to help get your hormones sorted out. (Here's a brief explanation of why: https://www.thepaleomom.com/is-breakfast-really-most-important-meal/) Eat within an hour of waking up, get out into the sunshine for a few minutes as early in the day as you can whenever possible, and follow the sleep hygiene tips in those other articles. 

[sweetcee]

There are some experts here who will know way more than me, but some advice from a bad sleeper:

I use the “Calm” app - there’s a free version - and it helps me fall asleep lightning fast. I get tired earlier on w30- I can’t stay up til 11 anymore- maybe sleep sooner? There are some nice sleepytime teas, check the labels for stevia. Reduce the blue light usage (phones / screens) before bed. 

Lastly I know for myself that my bad habits had been ongoing for way more than 30 days. So it may take longer than a whole30 to right things. If you are having more energy that’s positive!