I’m Lizzie and I love food. I'm also fat, which I do not love because it makes putting socks on in the morning a major logistics operation. I started writing recipes so I could continue leading the life of foodie-Riley, whilst on a mission to see my toes again. I’ve written about life in the fat lane and the damage inflicted by the…
I’m Lizzie and I love food. I'm also fat, which I do not love because it makes putting socks on in the morning a major logistics operation. I started writing recipes so I could continue leading the life of foodie-Riley, whilst on a mission to see my toes again. I’ve written about life in the fat lane and the damage inflicted by the Food Giants in the Independent, Prospect, and Reaction. I divide my time between London and Italy – in the Alpe della Luna, near Sansepolcro – I love both, but am planning to move full time to Italy.
My substack – The Downsizing Diva https://thedownsizingdiva.substack.com – is full of recipes, hacks to remove calories without losing deliciousness or the will to live, and stories about life in the fat lane from a food lover’s perspective. There’s a fair bit about slaying the Food Giants and unprocessing your life, lots about Italy, and a lot of humour.
My morning tip, is to get up and start writing while the kettle’s on for a cup of tea. It cuts through all the procrastination and delays to starting, because I’m still half asleep. It’s very effective, but embarrassing if my neighbour wants help moving his cows and I am still in my dressing gown at 11.30am. My neighbour is 86 and will have been up since 5.00am…
My evening tip: well, every evening, I say, tonight I will go to bed at a civilised hour. And every evening, I don’t.
Hi Lizzie, as per advice by Mika, I am introducing myself to you! I am Liza (pronounced Leeza) and I am a foodie too. I have been to Sansepolcro (am also a Pierro della Francesca fan). I don’t write about food on my Substack, but my background is in social anthropology and I wrote both my BA and PhD thesis on anthropology of food.
I look forward to reading your Substack, just subscribed.
Hi Liza (glad to know about the Italian pronunciation!)
Great to meet you! I will subscribe back and look forward to reading it! What an interesting PhD! Where are you based? When did you visit Sansepolcro, and did you also go to Urbino?
I am based in Lisbon, but my partner and I lived in Umbria and Tuscany for 3 months last year, as we explored Italy as part of our decision to move to Southern Europe (we decided on Portugal, but also tried Spain). In Umbria we were based in Perugia and from there we did many a day trip, including to Monterchi and Sansepolcro (I had already visited these two towns in 2005 as part of a Pierro pilgrimage (I am originally from Slovenia, which means Italy was always easy to visit). I have never been to Urbino.
Since you are a foodie, have you eaten at Vecchia Trattoria la bohème in Citta di Castello?
Love your tips and that you're sharing your weight loss journey as well as helpful receipes. I hope you're able to create a lovely supportive community on Substack!
I have – but among food writers – for me food is what I am really interested in; weight-loss is just a bonus of slightly changing my food palette. I am also very interested in the obesogenic food world – although I think this could be more accurately called a disease-ogenic food world!
Hello!
I’m Lizzie and I love food. I'm also fat, which I do not love because it makes putting socks on in the morning a major logistics operation. I started writing recipes so I could continue leading the life of foodie-Riley, whilst on a mission to see my toes again. I’ve written about life in the fat lane and the damage inflicted by the Food Giants in the Independent, Prospect, and Reaction. I divide my time between London and Italy – in the Alpe della Luna, near Sansepolcro – I love both, but am planning to move full time to Italy.
My substack – The Downsizing Diva https://thedownsizingdiva.substack.com – is full of recipes, hacks to remove calories without losing deliciousness or the will to live, and stories about life in the fat lane from a food lover’s perspective. There’s a fair bit about slaying the Food Giants and unprocessing your life, lots about Italy, and a lot of humour.
My morning tip, is to get up and start writing while the kettle’s on for a cup of tea. It cuts through all the procrastination and delays to starting, because I’m still half asleep. It’s very effective, but embarrassing if my neighbour wants help moving his cows and I am still in my dressing gown at 11.30am. My neighbour is 86 and will have been up since 5.00am…
My evening tip: well, every evening, I say, tonight I will go to bed at a civilised hour. And every evening, I don’t.
Hi Lizzie, as per advice by Mika, I am introducing myself to you! I am Liza (pronounced Leeza) and I am a foodie too. I have been to Sansepolcro (am also a Pierro della Francesca fan). I don’t write about food on my Substack, but my background is in social anthropology and I wrote both my BA and PhD thesis on anthropology of food.
I look forward to reading your Substack, just subscribed.
Hi Liza (glad to know about the Italian pronunciation!)
Great to meet you! I will subscribe back and look forward to reading it! What an interesting PhD! Where are you based? When did you visit Sansepolcro, and did you also go to Urbino?
I am based in Lisbon, but my partner and I lived in Umbria and Tuscany for 3 months last year, as we explored Italy as part of our decision to move to Southern Europe (we decided on Portugal, but also tried Spain). In Umbria we were based in Perugia and from there we did many a day trip, including to Monterchi and Sansepolcro (I had already visited these two towns in 2005 as part of a Pierro pilgrimage (I am originally from Slovenia, which means Italy was always easy to visit). I have never been to Urbino.
Since you are a foodie, have you eaten at Vecchia Trattoria la bohème in Citta di Castello?
Love your tips and that you're sharing your weight loss journey as well as helpful receipes. I hope you're able to create a lovely supportive community on Substack!
I have – but among food writers – for me food is what I am really interested in; weight-loss is just a bonus of slightly changing my food palette. I am also very interested in the obesogenic food world – although I think this could be more accurately called a disease-ogenic food world!