I gave Padilla & Sons a call today to ask a couple questions. I also noticed they have a Light Weight Competition Kimono for the same price as the Gold weave and I found it mighty enticing. 
I believe it was Betty that I spoke with. She answered all my questions to my satisfaction, and made the suggestion that I go with an A4 instead of an A3. I’m 6’1″ and 206 lbs down from 215 lbs after 3 weeks of calorie observation. My goal weight is 190 lbs by end of April. Since I’m right in the middle of the A3 and A4 she suggested to go big for starters and if I tried it on and didn’t dig it I could exchange it for the A3. She made it very clear that since these are cotton they will shrink some from washing, but they have detailed instructions on how to deal with this.
Order the A4 white light weight competition today. Totally stoked! Gi with shipping is $104 .