Here are the 4 parts of step 1
enough protein for your weight
a complex carb
within an hour of getting up
every day

That within an hour part is really important - blood sugar crashes throw off our biochemistry, and waiting a long time to eat breakfast will cause a blood sugar crash. When I have a blood sugar crash, I feel physically awful, and then my emotions get all crazy and I feel teary. Then I also want to eat more food than normal afterwards and I start wanting foods I don't normally eat.

I put most of my protein shake ingredients together the night before. In the morning, I get up, blend my shake and drink it in the first half hour I am up.
Allison

: :I was wondering how long you are up
: before you should eat breakfast. I
: get up at 5:30 a.m. but I don't
: eat breakfast until 9:00a.m. But
: it seems to throw the rest of the
: day off.

: Ah, my breakfast is not working too