Caller Lisa from Ohio

Hey, how are you guys doing? Good.

So about three years ago, I started struggling with sleep and I had some traumatic events happen in my life. My sister had passed away, my younger sister, and then I was studying for school and And then I think it was like maybe a couple months later, I took the COVID shot and I'm a hypochondriac. So as soon as I did it, I was like, oh my gosh, I think that I have a blood clot.

I think all these things that you hear about taking the shot and long story short, none of that happened, but it caused me to just be so fearful. And with all those things happening, I wasn't able to sleep. Like I struggled with falling asleep. And then I think for like probably months, um, I would wake up all through the night, and then I couldn't fall asleep.

But like the last year, I can now fall asleep, but I wake up all night long. And I've been to the doctor, got my hormones checked, and They put me on progesterone. I did a little bit of testosterone, but none of that has helped. And I've been working out consistently probably for a year and a half, a lot of strength training.

I don't do a whole lot of cardio, but walking, but I just feel like nothing I do helps with it.

Yeah.

Yes, I don't do any of that. When I do drink, it's even worse. So I try to eliminate that as much as possible. But, you know, I try to go to bed, you know, same time every night. Just anything I've done, you know, I've Googled and nothing has helped with that. And so my question to you guys is... Should I continue to strength train four or five days a week?

The only thing I haven't done is a sleep study, but I've probably spent thousands of dollars on supplements, magnesium of all kinds, and still nothing helps. I feel like I have not been able to get any weight off. Over the last two years, I've probably gained 15 pounds. Yeah. I'm not great at tracking my food, but I don't feel like I eat terrible.

So I'm sure that a lot of it is the fact that I don't sleep.

Okay, and as far as working out, I've always just done videos online, but I feel like it's been a one-size-fits-all. So I have my own home gym, and then I kind of quit that about two weeks ago, and I've just been doing my own strength training routines. I'll send you one. Do you have suggestions for that?

And as far as nutrition, do you think I should just stick with, you know, counting protein? Yep.

Okay, that makes sense because I've just been so frustrated because I'm like, okay, I'm finally working out on a consistent basis. And, you know, I keep reading and hearing you need to work out in order to sleep better. But I don't think that mine started with hormones.

I think it was more the trauma, the stress of finishing school and then, you know, losing my sister and then taking the COVID shot. It was just all at once.

Three years ago. So it was three years ago in March. And then I was studying for some exams after I finished college. And then like a month later, I took the COVID shot. And, you know, like I said, I thought, oh, I think I'm dying of everything.

So I got to the point where I could fall asleep, but I'm telling you what, I haven't slept through the night in three years. I will wake up anywhere between five to 20 times, and then I just feel like it affects everything. I'll be concerned about my nutrition, working out, and then I have a 15-year-old daughter that – is watching me.

So I'm, I'm trying to be the best, you know, influence on her when it comes to working out nutrition. But, you know, okay, I got to get the sleep taken care of first.

Cause nothing else is working. Yeah.

Okay, yeah, because I've never heard of that. And, you know, I'm a Christian. My pastor has prayed with me. He at first was like, let's check your hormones. And they seem to come back fine. So it's just fine.

Okay. All right. I'll do that. Thank you guys so much. And then you said to do the maps program then starting out.

Thank you guys so much. It was a pleasure meeting all of you.

Okay. Thank you so much.

Take care.