Lost "Encrypt iPhone Backup PW and can not Restore iPhone from iTunes?

Late LATE night attempt to Reset iPhone via USB connection to iTunes ened up insread with me Erasing All Content and Settings from iPhone directly after encrypted back up of phone to Macbook then attempting Restore from Macbook to iPhone. Lost most of my iPhone contacts and still cannot remember or find copy of pw for encrypted backup UNLESS that is because my Macbook is now encrypted with FileVault. I put a copy of the password for encrypting iPhone Backup in my 1password app and am positive it is good is only being rejected because Macbook in now encrypted. All I want is my iPhone contacts. So I am de-encrypting my Macbook now. Kind of in a pickle when you loose the only copy of you resonal contacts. Can anyone help sort this mess out? My level of computer competence is really lacking.
If they would just stop spying so much these things (encryptions, FileVault etc)  would not be nessaccary.

The syncing is happening through the cell network not the wifi so it didn't help to turn off the router.  Here's what I ended up doing that finally worked:
I restored the backup.  Before I could use the phone, it takes me through a few steps.  On the icloud step, I actually skipped it, so I didn't enter my password.  At that point the phone was usable again so I went to settings>icloud and turned off Contacts.  I double checked and my contacts were still on my phone.  THen I went to settings>icloud and entered my password and the turned contacts back on.  At that point it asked me if I wanted the contacts merged and I said yes.  A few minutes later my contacts were still on my phone and I checked my icloud account online and the contacts had been syced there as well.  Finally!  It worked!

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