I am just getting over a 2 week nasty cold. So I did not work out for the past 2 weeks, BUT it didn't affect my appetite so I have been eating like normal. At the start of my sickness I was 135 and weighing at 135 the whole first week. Last week I started to see the scale more at 134 in the mornings and this weekend it was at 133. This morning it was at 132 which is my lowest weight yet so I am pretty confused as I haven't worked out at all, plus this weekend I didn't eat the best. Friday I had a whole burrito bol from Chipotle, Saturday I ate out but got shrimp and rice, Sunday we went to Cicis and I ate 3 small pieces of pizza, salad, one breadstick and a cinnamon bun (oops) and then yesterday I got a multi-grain pasta dish from Bertuccis and had one and a half rolls.
So imagine my surprise at seeing 132 on the scale this morning. I weigh myself naked every morning because I am trying to understand how what I eat/do affects my body and weight, but this doesn't make sense to me. My husband thinks maybe it's because I am losing muscle since I haven't been working out, but I've heard that muscle doesn't actually affect your weight, it's just more dense than fat. So could anyone give some insight as to how I could lose weight this way?
Thankfully this cold is gone so I am getting back to working out today , but I want to know if this is actual weight loss or if it's a trick and the weight will come back when I get back into working out.