Congrats! Doesn't it feel great to be up early?
One of the hardest parts of building a new habit of waking up early is consistency. If you get 2-3 days into it and miss one, it makes it so much harder to wake earlier the next day. Use the idea of "overwhelming force" (i.e. doing anything/everything possible to get yourself out of bed on time) for the first 7-14 days and you won't have any trouble at all.
As far as the sleepiness in the morning goes, that will continue for a few days until it's a habit. Weaning yourself off coffee can help as well. I did that a few months ago and it was a GREAT decision. I feel so much better all day long, get to sleep earlier and wake with much less grogginess.
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