# @amandanighbertrd on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CgKSYyBlKfm
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/19066812-amandanighbertrd-instagram
- **Posted:** 2022-07-18T16:52:32.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Amanda Nighbert, Registered Dietitian (@amandanighbertrd) — https://gondola.cc/amandanighbertrd

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We were “fed” so much poor nutritional advice in the 80s and 90s, six small meals being one of them! What we know now is that “grazing” throughout the day is not helpful when it comes to fat loss and blood sugar management.

Here are a few important thing to understand.

1) every time we at there will most likely be some sort of insulin response and insulin equals fat storage not fat loss. So eating from the time you get up to the time you go to bed can create constant high levels of insulin, making fat loss hard.

2) the optimal minimum amount of protein per meal is 20 grams for protein muscle synthesis. When we eat smaller meals more often you are less likely to hit this minimum goal.

3) frequent small meals do not keep you full and satisfied therefore leading to over eating.

4) who can actually come up with 6 different healthy items to eat each day! It’s hard! 

So now is the time to ditch the small meals and grazing throughout the day to improve not only fat loss but also your blood sugar management!

Try intermittent fasting! At least a 12 hour fast each day but if you can work up to 16, that’s ideal!

Limit your total meals to four a day, increase meal size to be more full and satisfied and make sure each meal has 20 grams of protein! Especially your 1st meal of the day which will help regulate your hunger all day long!

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