Long time no post/Bicycles for a plus size gal?

Been a long time since ive posted here, had a lot of family things going on...got side tracked with teh whole WLS but plan on getting back on the wagon this fall. I have a question for some of you though that ride bikes, real ones not stationary lol. I have decided I would liek to ride  one again, not done that since i was 15...im 36 now lol...hope its true that you never forget how. I weigh appx 360 lbs so im a little nervous about riding one, but ive seen heavy people ride them so surely I could too!. THing is Im not sure what to get. My MAX budget is $200 but would rather be around $150. I dont need anything fancy  but something that will hold up under my weight and slight hills etc. Ive looked at a few that i like but im just lost on what to get and what to look for. Any suggestions out there?

I have no idea of specifics.   But I've seen Ruby bicycling on TV and she's still over 350# so I know that they are available.  

Since I have no idea, I Googled, and I found a "team estrogen" forum, and they were discussing all sorts of specifics about bicycles.   I found a thread titled "Too fat to cycle" and it's a nice, long one.   One of the people said that when you're shopping for a bike, you're shopping for a bicycle shop.   Unfortunately, I'll bet most bicycle shops don't have bikes in the $200 range.   I'll admit it's been a long time since I've been in a bike shop, but they were REALLY expensive when I was looking.   Like I'd be interested in a recumbent bicycle, and that costs thousands and thousands.

Anyway, here is the URL for the discussion, and I hope it helps you!!  I'm not going to try to embed it, because I have trouble with that at this board.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=29427

Dennie