At my fattiest I was 195 and stood 6'4". I started riding in April, just taking my bike to and from work, with the occasional weekend ride. The commute is only 8km round trip. I've lost 12 pounds since then, and certainly gained strength. Heh, I can't believe that for the first few days I started commuting, I actually needed to stop for water on a 4km ride!! Now my max speed is higher, my average is higher, and I climb one particularily nasty hill much faster.
I want to find someone to ride with on the weekends to put in more KMs, but the only other biker I know sticks to the MTB side of things, while I prefer the road. I'm still working on getting my wife to come with me, but she always has an excuse...
