Catching up to the present - a snapshot of the past few months

Documenting the few months based on memory:

The first few months were tough, there was not a single day that I was not sore. The training was and is real and that is what I love about BJJ.
I have never stepped foot on a mat prior to my first class and the learning curve is steep. My primary focus was to survive and learn to defend.  As I become better at defending I will expand my  focus on escapes.
I'm finding that I'm tapping to arm bars and need to figure out how to defend against this. The good news is I'm not getting choked out as much as before (so I guess I'm learning how to defend against chokes).
I need to figure out how to stop getting crushed by teammates that outweigh me by 100-150 lbs. or more.


Classes attended: 92 estimate, the majority of the classes were noon classes.

Tapped out: millions (meaning I was tapped out)

Injuries: chipped tooth, minor bruises, cuts and abrasions, one bloody nose

Seminars attended: 2, Julio Cesar and Megaton Diaz

Books read: 12

Grappling 101
BJJ white belt handbook
Jiu Jitsu on the brain
Beginning BJJ
BJJ: Blog Barf and Butterflies
Borrowing the Master's Bicycle
Bruises
My Mastery
Psychology of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Tapmonster
The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Globetrotter
Jiu Jitsu University

I stayed away from You Tube in terms of watching video presentations of techniques. I have however watched numerous documentary type of videos on BJJ.

Gi's purchased: 12
Academy Gi - A3
Inverted Gear (Panda) - blue, white and bamboo, all A2S
Platinum  Gi - Fu Dog, A2
Hayabusa - Gold Weave, Blue, A2
CTRL Industries - Black Luxe, A2
Meerkatsu - Heavenly Gi, Black, A2
Tatami Estillo 4.0 - White A2L, Navy A3
Ground Game - Titan Gold Weave, A2
Origin- Black Ops (have not shipped), A2 top, 34x32 pants

Gave both Tatami Estelle's and Ground Game away.

Based on my body type, ectomorph (tall and skinny), I am on a quest to find a gi that fits perfectly. Learning that each manufacturer is a little bit different in terms of sizing it is a challenge to find the perfect fitting gi. With that said, with my limited experience in BJJ, I'm not exactly sure what a "perfectly fitted gi" means. I'm really not caught up on the branding of a gi although aesthetics matter to me, fit is paramount on this quest.
Do I really believe this or is this my excuse for my Gi addiction?

I'm going to review each Gi from a white belt's perspective in a future blog.