Ate Healthier and started Exercising… Sleep got worse?
Writing this at 3 am because I’m just confused at this point. About 5 or 6 weeks ago I decided to lose weight with a newfound desire to be fit. At the time I’d rate my sleep quality as a 7.5 out of 10, truthfully one of the reasons why I wanted to lose weight was because I thought it would help me get better sleep.
Some context, I’m a male in my early 30s, I started out at ~219 lbs and currently weigh ~206 lbs. Been averaging a little over 2 lb weight loss a week though it’s been steadying out at around 1.5. I’ve been starting to wake up around 3 or 4am much more frequently (2-3x a week) and it takes me an hour or so to fall back asleep.
I work out with weights 4 times a week around 9-10 am, cardio once a week. I used to eat fast food and drink soda several times a week, but have had neither in over 5 weeks. I just take a multivitamin, no known heart conditions, no current prescriptions. My sleep quality is around 6-6.5 out of 10 now.
Is this some food deficiency because I’m eating a lot less? My diet is what I would consider healthy, lots of eggs, oatmeal, smoothies with spinach and protein powder, Greek yogurt, etc. Yesterday I had in total, a BLT, a quinoa bowl with tofu, shredded carrots, red peppers, and edamame with some cottage cheese. Still woke up early! I don’t understand what I’m missing!