The days of springing out of bed and getting right to it are long behind me. I now require about 30-60 minutes of coffee-consumption in complete silence while staring out into nothing first thing in the morning. I then get about 30-60 minutes of exercise before breakfast, a 30-minute tidy up, and a shower. That's 3-4 hours first thing in the morning gone towards nothing of major significance.
Which is why I set my alarm clock to 6am every morning now. I'm hoping a couple weeks in and my internal clock will be adjusted enough to do away with the alarm altogether.
I loathe waking up to an alarm.