Great question Ann

: I have now been enjoyably doing Step
: 1 for a few months

I think that your above statement probably gives you an answer - seems you are doing something right!

I used to worry about this a lot, but then again I was always seeing what I could manipulate and get away with ! LOL

a good phrase I have seen here is to count the hour from when ones feet hit the floor. I think thats sensible. However, I have found that if I wake alert at 5 am say.... I thrive better on a little snack to tide me along till breakfast at 7... so I listen to my body as circumstances change.

Generally speaking it suits me best to eat fairly soon after I am up and at a regular time day-to-day

its a fun part of step 1 just listening to yourself and how you feel about it. hope you enjoy finding out what your body says to you Let us know your discoveries!