One of my hardest problems....

One of my hardest problems is getting the appropriate amount of sleep.  With my back problem I wake up throughout the night.  Then I have hard times getting back to sleep.  Other times I toss and turn and just can't sleep.  I wish that the pain would go away, so I could sleep 7 to 8 hours asleep in a row.   A couple of times now I haven't gotten up on time because I was only working on 2 to 3 hours by the time it would be to get up.  I know that once I get some of this weight off I might be able to be in less pain and sleep through so my daily schedule goes according to plan.