Thomas,

I'm not sure who you got this advice from but I have never heard of this before.  Our bodies recover the quickest when we are well rested and full of sleep.  The advantages that you may get (however limited and small) are minsicule when compared to the damage you are creating.  The number of meals and when you eat them is some what dependent on which phase of training you are in and how many calories that phase demands.  In general, 8 - 10 small meals would be fine.  When you eat or drink that much protien, to the point of discomfort, your body is telling your "I can't take any more." the majority of what you are taking in at that point is being expelled through urine and the digestive tract but definately not used constructively to rebuild muscles. 

Here are the Breakfast Ideas.  I know some of them are a little strange but just give them a try.  5 Great Breakfast Ideas

    I recently had a client ask me about ways, other than caffeine, to really get the wheels turning in the morning.  based on that idea, here are some ways to feel your best and perform your best without any artificial stimulants.

1. Create a night time routine that prepares you for the following day.  By taking care of the little details, such as showering, clothes, and meal planning, you will be able to get a more rested night sleep and awake prepared to start you day
2. Try to vary your bed time and wake up time on seasonal light schedules.  They body is chemically designed to wake up when light begins to enter though the eye lids.  By waking up artificially from an alarm, the bodies "wake up chemicals" have yet to be released and your metabolism is still slow.
3. If you haven't showered the night before a hot shower followed by about 1 minute of cooler/cold water, really stimulates the metabolism to get fired up.
4. Light to moderate exercise, such as walking or jogging for 20 minutes to an hour, is the perfect way to jump start your metabolism for the day.  It is proven that those individuals who exercise in the morning are 30 to 70 percent more productive throughout the day. 
5. If you are not a morning exerciser, try some light movement based meditation.  Often times some light yoga or Ti-Chi will gradually get the blood flowing to working muscles and stimulate a gradually increase in metabolic activity.
6. Give your body a chance to wake up before you take in any food.  Since blood flow to the digestive system is slowed during sleep, we need to give our organs a chance to wake up before we ask it to work.  Minimally 30 minutes, optimally 1 hour after you wake up, you should take in some food.  Before that hour a couple of glasses of water is the perfect way to curb the hunger.
7. Finally, in the morning you definitely need to "break the fast".  I'll post some healthy breakfast options with in the next couple of days!

                                                           
Remember Waking up is a process.  Be reasonable with your expectations.  Give your self some time to wake up in the morning and I guarantee you will feel better and more energized through out your day.

~Josh