In case you're unfamiliar with intermittent fasting , it involves incorporating periods of fasting (not eating), whether it be fasting for certain hours out of the day or fasting certain days out of the week. There are tons of different methods of intermittent fasting, and as US-based hormonal health coach and nutritionist Abram Anderson claims, it has the potential to make you lose a lot of weight in very little time. Also read | How to lose weight with South Indian diet, according to fitness coach He has discussed the two components of his 'realistic' plan to lose 10 pounds (5 kg) in two weeks in a video.

We asked Dr RS Mishra, principal director, internal medicine, Fortis Hospital Vasant Kunj if Abram's weight loss tips actually work. But before that, let's find out what he actually said. In a video on his Instagram page, Abram said, “If I had to lose 10 pounds in two weeks, this is what I'd do as a professional health coach.

.. if I wanted to ensure with 100 percent certainty that I was down 10 pounds by the end of two weeks.

” A post shared by Abram Anderson - Hormonal Health Coach & Nutritionist (@abram.anderson) 'Completely eliminate hunger’ Listing his tips, he said, “First thing I would do is I would implement intermittent fasting. Why? Because that would completely eliminate hunger.

If you don't eat at a scheduled time, on a regular basis, your body gets used to not eating, and stops sending out those hunger signals, which is why snacking is so detrimental to .