My new bicycle (July 2005)			9/3/05 at my nephew's house

January 3, 2006 I bought a brand new Trek 7300 FX. All I can say at this point, January 4th, 2006, after my first 11 mile ride, is that I'm one happy cyclist. The Trek is a much larger frame, 22.5 inch, as opposed to the 18 inch frame of my first bike. And it's a much more sophisticated bike even having disc brakes. Riding a bike that is properly sized is a real joy and I look forward to less problems coping with my arthritis in the future. Last year I had quite some problems with overuse injuries due to the ill-fitting first bike. I bought the first bike on a whim for cheap at Costco just to see if I even liked riding. I did, so now I have the right bike--a sporty fast well made bike.
My new Trek with after about 100 miles on it.	Close-up of front disc brake assembly	Not the best pics. It was too rainy so had to keep camera dry.

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I've had to remove most of the scenic ride pictures from this section to reduce the overall size of my web site. I'll be rebuilding the sections on my rides, but with a lot fewer pictures.

About Dave - Welcome F.A.Q. - Frequently Asked Questions Milestones 1 - Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey. 4/18/03 - 7/25/03 Milestones 2 - Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey. 8/02/03 - 3/21/04 Milestones 3 - Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey. 5/2/04 - 11/01/04 Milestones 4 - Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey. 11/2/04 - 3/27/05 Milestones 5 - Reflections on various stages of my recovery journey. 3/28/05 - present Chart 1 - Weight, Blood Pressure, Progress Chart. Chart 2 - Weight, Blood Pressure, Progress Chart. Chart 3 - Weight, Blood Pressure, Progress Chart. Chart 4 - Weight, Blood Pressure, Progress Chart. current Cholesterol Chart Doughnut Epiphany - A powerful personal experience on the way to a binge Changes - Before and After. 4/18/03 at  450 lbs. to 8/14/04 at 291 lbs., and from 8/14/04 to 5/29/05 Pictures Dave's Food Plan Food Plan - What works for me Dave's Book List - Books I consider legitimate and personally very useful A Healthy Diet? - Eating to improve health and lower risk factors for disease Exercise - Increasing activity levels—an essential component of recovery. Fruits & Vegetables - Why they are important to well-being and maintaining a healthy weight Grains - Why Whole Grains are important to well-being and maintaining a healthy weight Meat, Fish, & Fowl - Beans Nuts and Tofu too Fats & Oils - The good, the bad, and the ugly Trans-fats - More on hydrogenated vegetable oils Omega-3, Flaxseed & Fish Oil A healthier balance of essential fatty acids Fad diets, expensive supplements, and weight loss pills - Snake oil or useful tools? Low Carb? - Should we be counting carbs? Why all the hype? Salt, Sodium, and Canned Green Beans - Reducing sodium can help control hypertension Typical Day - What Dave eats on a typical day Food Products - Food products that Dave has found to be healthy and tasty. Abstinence - Dave's thoughts on abstinence in Overeaters Anonymous All or Nothing Thinking - A roadblock to recovery Binge Eating Disorder (BED) - Description and diagnostic criterion Body Mass Index - What it is and handy calculator Food and Spirituality - Mindfully aware eating Getting Started - Going from, I'll start tomorrow to, I started today Intuitive Eating - Listening to the body's hunger and satiety signals Killing the TV set - Is your TV set trying to sabotage you? Lifestyle not Diet - More on recovery. Dave answers a friends questions OA Update - 2004 update on Dave's thinking about recovery in OA as it applies to BED Passion & Hobbies - Finding things to get passionate about besides food Perfectionism - and perfectionistic thinking. A common roadblock to recovery The Scale - Problems with weighing too often and other ways to mark progress Yo-Yo Dieting - This vicious cycle is part of the problem Overeaters Anonymous - This section is no longer supported. It's still here for those who may find it useful.