No diet, no exercise, no pills…

That's the idea behind a weight loss "shock" therapy, being tested at Scripps Research Clinic in San Diego, California.

The vagal nerve sends hunger signals to your stomach, but interrupt the signal with a painless electric shock and the hunger pains stop.

Testing that theory is Doctor Ken Fujioka, principal investigator for the first FDA human trial of Entero-Medics V-Block Therapy.

The "pacemaker-like" device is surgically implanted near your stomach.

This belt, worn only during the day, under your clothes and signals the device to shut down your stomach's nerve.

Who can try it?

You must also stick with the study for five years, and have not had gastric bypass surgery.

Weight loss results are expected to last two years.

And if all goes well, shedding those extra pounds may become shockingly easy.