The results are in...

Note: I am a proponent for not stalking the scale.

Know: THE WEIGHT GAIN IS NOT A BAD THING! Most of it is muscle. My glutes have spread! I love it. Some of it is fat, especially in the midsection, but I'm healthy.

In April's progress picture, I weighed 143 lbs. In March's progress picture, I was 137 lbs.

In April, I gained a bit of weight. Mostly from hormonal fluctuations, at my heaviest this month, I was about 147 lbs. This is 13 lbs over my minimum and 10 lbs over my median. The hormonal changes decreased my energy level. As a result, I was eating out more, not monitoring my intermittent fasting, doing lighter cardio, and focusing on isolated muscle growth.

While it's not a bad thing, I am trying to lean out for summer. So, I have increased my cardio. Per the daily reminders, I'm running at least a mile a day and walking for at least 30 minutes a day. I'm also reintroducing HIIT cardio and weight training into my strength training regime to keep bulking some, but while being able cut fat all over.

As for regulating my hormones, I've been trying some solutions with food intake and supplements (if they work, I'll do a blog post). My energy has improved some, but the verdict is still out on this. While I've decreased my fast food intake, I'm still working to reintroduce some discipline in this area.

So, for you all, how was your April? Did you meet your fitness goals? Did you gain weight as you're coming into spring? Did you start to shed some weight with the spring heat? Are you still being consistent or fad dieting to prepare your "summer body"?

Tell me 👇🏾.