April

Hey folks... it's old April CR, former blogger and super active member, disappeared into many other worlds many years ago, and now returned with blog! Again... I blogged on CR for over 7 years, but put it down to pursue a career in public health. I'm still in public health (good time for it) but going back on CR, after some major ups and downs! 18 years since I started the first blog. Many years are lost because they were housed on the server of an organization that no longer exists. But the blog lives on here: http://aprilcr.blogspot.com/ If you want some background, here's some media from back in the day when MR (do we use his name here?) and I were a CR power couple and lived in a house with an orange kitchen. Wow, you sure can get some haters from eating kale! New York Magazine: https://nymag.com/news/features/23169/ Rebecca Traister, now a famous political writer, in Salon.com. Never contacted me for comment: https://www.salon.com/2006/11/22/cr_diets/ And we had Sanjay Gupta to our house for dinner, a horrifically ill-fated Food Network special... oh my. No wonder I wanted to get out of the spotlight. So I'm not sharing the blog with the general public... I'm a freelance writer now on addiction, trauma and psychopharmacology, so my work is out there plenty! The blog is public, but I'm not publicizing it. Just for us, and anyone you want to share it with. I'd appreciate thoughts, comments and questions. Helps keep me on track, and I miss this community! Many of my close friends came through the CR Society and the blog!

Hey friends! Many of you may not know me... I was very active in the CR Society from 2004 - about 2016, depending on how you count it. For seven years, I had a CR blog, from the beginning of my journey until the time when I decided to stop because I was going into a more Public Health oriented job, and didn't want my personal CR practice to be taken as a public health recommendation for the whole world! Now I've started again. For various reasons, many years are lost, but the beginning and the new beginning are there. I hope you join me for recipes, philosophy, CRONometer screen shots, and fun! Love always and may we live long, April

Okay folks, there it is, starting with a very old entry that I never published, from my first CR Society Conference... long long ago, in a galaxy far, far away... The saga continues. https://aprilcr.blogspot.com/

Hey everyone!!! It's so wonderful to hear from you! I'm doing it... starting it up again. Missed you all, and I'd love to cook my CR food for you all, and more!

Wow, Dean and Saul, agreeing... Hey y'all, it's April, a blast from the past! I've spent the last oh say six years in Public Health specializing in harm reduction approaches to addiction, trauma informed care, and psychopharmacology. I'm thinking of kicking up a new CR blog, as it's rather topical given the increased risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19 if you're obese or have diabetes, and the crisis that's about to hit our healthcare system when all those people who have been neglecting their care for chronic illness (high blood pressure, diabetes, all the diseases of obesity) are about to have even more serious medical problems than before. I quit blogging largely because as I went into public health, I didn't want my own personal lifestyle to be construed as a recommendation for the general public - doing CR is not desirable for most "normal" people. But now I am thinking of starting it up again, or a new one. The world is changing fast and now that I have my Masters in Public Health as well as some 23 years or so of managing large health-oriented organizations, it seems like a good time to both a) be alive as long as I can b) share some news about how you do this with others who are interested. I know a lot more at 45 than I did back when I started (29!!!! I feel like I was 12!) I've been through a lot since then, including gaining weight and getting high blood pressure, losing it and getting back into shape, teaching in a public school district 99% below the poverty level, giving presentations on non-traditional perspectives on drug use at national conferences, leading an international group of people who seek to change their alcohol consumption but set their own goals (not just abstinence or "sobriety" but including moderation and safer drinking as well)... and I still make an excellent portabello mushroom pizza (you use the mushroom cap as the crust instead of a pizza crust - it's an old favorite!) I miss you all... and those I haven't met, and those who don't hang out anymore. I'll post if I start up the blog again... 2004 - 20012. Re-start in 2020?