Started cycling in April 2014:

108 Rides
1816 miles
48,000 ascent
103,000 calories

The reason I started cycling was to lose weight and get in shape. When I was 33, I had a BP of 210/130 and was put on medication for that and Gout. I'm now 41 and when I started, I weighed 222 lbs and now I weigh 185~ and my UNMEDICATED BP is 138/85 and I've also quit the Gout meds.