diff --git a/fitnesstrax/app/src/app_window.rs b/fitnesstrax/app/src/app_window.rs
index 0326a22..081c755 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/app/src/app_window.rs
+++ b/fitnesstrax/app/src/app_window.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use async_channel::Sender;
 use chrono::{NaiveDate, TimeZone};
 use chrono_tz::America::Anchorage;
 use dimensioned::si::{KG, M, S};
-use emseries::DateTimeTz;
 use ft_core::{Steps, TimeDistance, TraxRecord, Weight};
 use gio::resources_lookup_data;
 use gtk::STYLE_PROVIDER_PRIORITY_USER;
@@ -149,39 +148,7 @@ impl AppWindow {
                 })
                 .upcast(),
             ),
-            ViewName::Historical => View::Historical(
-                HistoricalView::new(vec![
-                    TraxRecord::Steps(Steps {
-                        date: NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2023, 10, 13).unwrap(),
-                        count: 1500,
-                    }),
-                    TraxRecord::Weight(Weight {
-                        date: NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2023, 10, 13).unwrap(),
-                        weight: 85. * KG,
-                    }),
-                    TraxRecord::Weight(Weight {
-                        date: NaiveDate::from_ymd_opt(2023, 10, 14).unwrap(),
-                        weight: 86. * KG,
-                    }),
-                    TraxRecord::BikeRide(TimeDistance {
-                        datetime: DateTimeTz(
-                            Anchorage.with_ymd_and_hms(2019, 6, 15, 12, 0, 0).unwrap(),
-                        ),
-                        distance: Some(1000. * M),
-                        duration: Some(150. * S),
-                        comments: Some("Test Comments".to_owned()),
-                    }),
-                    TraxRecord::BikeRide(TimeDistance {
-                        datetime: DateTimeTz(
-                            Anchorage.with_ymd_and_hms(2019, 6, 15, 23, 0, 0).unwrap(),
-                        ),
-                        distance: Some(1000. * M),
-                        duration: Some(150. * S),
-                        comments: Some("Test Comments".to_owned()),
-                    }),
-                ])
-                .upcast(),
-            ),
+            ViewName::Historical => View::Historical(HistoricalView::new(vec![]).upcast()),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/fitnesstrax/app/src/views/historical_view.rs b/fitnesstrax/app/src/views/historical_view.rs
index c3d1cf0..dde7476 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/app/src/views/historical_view.rs
+++ b/fitnesstrax/app/src/views/historical_view.rs
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ impl From<Vec<TraxRecord>> for GroupedRecords {
                 .into_iter()
                 .fold(HashMap::new(), |mut acc, rec| {
                     let date = match rec.timestamp() {
-                        Timestamp::DateTime(dtz) => dtz.0.date_naive(),
+                        Timestamp::DateTime(dtz) => dtz.date_naive(),
                         Timestamp::Date(date) => date,
                     };
                     acc.entry(date)
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ impl From<Vec<TraxRecord>> for GroupedRecords {
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::GroupedRecords;
-    use chrono::{NaiveDate, TimeZone};
+    use chrono::{FixedOffset, NaiveDate, TimeZone};
     use chrono_tz::America::Anchorage;
     use dimensioned::si::{KG, M, S};
-    use emseries::DateTimeTz;
+    use emseries::{Record, RecordId};
     use ft_core::{Steps, TimeDistance, TraxRecord, Weight};
 
     #[test]
@@ -191,13 +191,19 @@ mod test {
                 weight: 86. * KG,
             }),
             TraxRecord::BikeRide(TimeDistance {
-                datetime: DateTimeTz(Anchorage.with_ymd_and_hms(2019, 6, 15, 12, 0, 0).unwrap()),
+                datetime: FixedOffset::west_opt(10 * 60 * 60)
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .with_ymd_and_hms(2019, 6, 15, 12, 0, 0)
+                    .unwrap(),
                 distance: Some(1000. * M),
                 duration: Some(150. * S),
                 comments: Some("Test Comments".to_owned()),
             }),
             TraxRecord::BikeRide(TimeDistance {
-                datetime: DateTimeTz(Anchorage.with_ymd_and_hms(2019, 6, 15, 23, 0, 0).unwrap()),
+                datetime: FixedOffset::west_opt(10 * 60 * 60)
+                    .unwrap()
+                    .with_ymd_and_hms(2019, 6, 15, 23, 0, 0)
+                    .unwrap(),
                 distance: Some(1000. * M),
                 duration: Some(150. * S),
                 comments: Some("Test Comments".to_owned()),
diff --git a/fitnesstrax/core/src/lib.rs b/fitnesstrax/core/src/lib.rs
index d454169..4a3791c 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/fitnesstrax/core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-use chrono::NaiveDate;
-use dimensioned::si;
-use emseries::DateTimeTz;
-
 mod legacy;
 mod types;
 pub use types::{Steps, TimeDistance, TraxRecord, Weight};
diff --git a/fitnesstrax/core/src/types.rs b/fitnesstrax/core/src/types.rs
index 4de0da4..7026030 100644
--- a/fitnesstrax/core/src/types.rs
+++ b/fitnesstrax/core/src/types.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-use chrono::NaiveDate;
+use chrono::{DateTime, FixedOffset, NaiveDate};
 use dimensioned::si;
-use emseries::{DateTimeTz, Recordable, Timestamp};
+use emseries::{Recordable, Timestamp};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
 /// SetRep represents workouts like pushups or situps, which involve doing a "set" of a number of
@@ -30,11 +30,13 @@ pub struct Steps {
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct TimeDistance {
     /// The precise time (and the relevant timezone) of the workout. One of the edge cases that I
-    /// account for is that a ride which occurred at 11pm in one timezone would then count as 1am
-    /// if one moved two timezones to the east. This is kind of nonsensical from a human
-    /// perspective, so the DateTimeTz keeps track of the precise time in UTC, but also the
-    /// timezone in which the event was recorded.
-    pub datetime: DateTimeTz,
+    /// account for is that a ride which occurred at 11pm on one day in one timezone would then
+    /// count as 1am on the next day if the user moves two timezones to the east. While technically
+    /// correct, for most users this would throw off many years of metrics in ways that can be very
+    /// hard to understand. Keeping the fixed offset means that we can have the most precise time
+    /// in the database, but we can still get a Naive Date from the DateTime, which will still read
+    /// as the original day.
+    pub datetime: DateTime<FixedOffset>,
     /// The distance travelled. This is optional because such a workout makes sense even without
     /// the distance.
     pub distance: Option<si::Meter<f64>>,