^ don't "load" creatine if your shooting for a "summer bod".

 

Does retaining water make me look fatter? I thought it would help me get more cut and burn more fat ... I was thinking about just the strength increases didn't think it would affect noticeable size that much? I don't mind looking bigger, just not fatter. I want my muscles to be more defined I guess?

 

Yes retaining water makes you look "fatter", look at any boxer pre and post weigh in; theres clear body differences when they dehydrate to make weight. If you want to be defined then go lean, not bulk.