[pax]

I have lost around 60 pounds since this time last year, and am still losing. All exercise, no real diet but a determination to eat more vegetables and not go back for seconds.

Here are a few things I learned:

1) Belt fit matters. If you're serious about continuing to carry, stay on top of how your belt is fitting. You'll be tempted to think it's gotten harder to conceal the gun because your body shape is different (and to some extent that will be true) but the main difficulty for me was keeping my equipment fitting well. When you don't have a good belt that fits properly, the best holster in the world won't conceal the gun properly. The belt and the holster are a system designed to work together.

2) When your pants get loose, your belt & holster fit will change. You may need to buy new pants in the correct sizes more often than you otherwise would.

3) You may need to change your favorite carry location, moving the gun farther forward or farther back on the belt, to work with your changing body shape.

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