Actress Lee Min-jung shared news that she tried a "fasting challenge" for the first time in her life.
Lee Min-jung recently uploaded a series of shorts titled "first fasting challenge of my life" to her YouTube channel Lee Min-jung MJ. In the video, Lee Min-jung looked at her husband Lee Byung-hun and said, "I'm trying the fasting challenge for the first time in my life, and (BH) is next to me eating dried filefish."
Their son Jun-ho replied, "Mom, are you trying to be a chimpanzee?", and Lee Min-jung laughed and explained, "Not chimpanzee, challenge. It's a challenge where mom fasts for 20 hours."
When Jun-ho asked, "What is fasting?", Lee Min-jung said, "Not eating and keeping your stomach empty." A startled Jun-ho worriedly said, "Mom, don't do it! You'll die. You can die if you don't drink water for just a few hours," and Lee Min-jung persuaded him, "You still eat, but if you fast for 20 hours, they say immune cells are produced." When Jun-ho said, "I want to try too," Lee Min-jung jokingly stopped him, saying, "You can't, you're still growing," which drew laughter.
Lee Min-jung explained the reason for this challenge: "I normally never do things like intermittent fasting, but lately I've been tired, and because I eat and drink alcohol every evening, my body has become heavy. So I decided to try something good for my body." She added, "I saw on YouTube that if you maintain a fast for more than 14 to 16 hours, fat cells are destroyed." In response, Lee Byung-hun quipped, "Do YouTube intermittently a bit," drawing laughter.
The next day, after successfully fasting for 20 hours, Lee Min-jung said, "The symptoms I feel now are that my stomach is comfortable and my body feels light. I feel like I slept well," and added, "My weight didn't change much. Losing weight wasn't the goal." She continued, "They say the first food you eat after fasting is important, so I'm going to eat Greek yogurt, almonds and granola," and smiled proudly, saying, "My body feels lighter and my inflammation markers seem lower. Is it just my imagination?"
Meanwhile, Lee Min-jung is set to return in the MBC drama "Yes, let's get a divorce."
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