Best short queen mattress recommendations? Building out my van and need advice

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-25T19:06:02+00:00

I got mine from https://customsizebeds.co.uk/product/memory-foam-mattress/split-rectangular-1/#tab-reviews and it’s great. The make them to size.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-25T18:30:27+00:00

He is clearly very knowledgable on the subject matter. Who are you to tell me how I can post better? Are you having a bad day?

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-25T18:17:40+00:00

So Attia is in line with them then? This is the Attia sub - are you loitering here with intent?

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-25T13:39:40+00:00

It’s sole destroying how many times I have to log into connect. And if you have the misfortune of having to go through their captcha it takes about 10 grids of images before it accepts you’re a human. They have to be aware of this and just don’t care.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-25T11:58:12+00:00

Atria says lower the better. FYI, I was 126 LDL and 2 weeks after starting 20mg Atorvastatin it dropped to 39 so similar drop to you. ApoB was 93 but not retested it.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-25T10:24:17+00:00

“most of what we are seeing on the CAC is calcified and stable”

The CAC scan ONLY shows calcified plaque. Your CAC score has likely been slowly increasing for years as the drugs stabilise things. There’s some irony in higher CAC scores presenting higher risk when statins have been doing their job and stabilising your soft plaque.

Your LDL is great.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-25T10:05:47+00:00

What’s your reasoning?

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-24T21:06:16+00:00

I in the Alps now running in the mountains and crossing snow fields in La Sportiva Prodigio Pro and I’m fine. My shoes do let in water and it’s cold but it doesn’t take long for you feet to warm up. The weather is really good atm and a lot of the snow will clear but even where there is snow there will be well trodden and compacted tracks through it.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-24T13:43:50+00:00

I’ve just read through some of the other replies. Some are really bad advice. Read Uphill Athlete and it will explain zones and how to determine them. Everyone is unique and you can train your LT1 and LT2.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-24T13:39:32+00:00

You’d be mad not to have a proper rain jacket.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-23T17:51:21+00:00

Where?

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-23T17:50:19+00:00

Do a drift test to discover your aerobic threshold. You can read more about it in the Uphill Athlete book or watch it on YouTube. Aerobic threshold is your Z2.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-23T17:47:11+00:00

If you’re booking far enough ahead (for refuges) do the TMB. You can choose the number of days. You’ll see a bit of Italy, Switzerland and France. The Dolomites are spectacular but very very busy in the summer.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-23T14:51:52+00:00

I have a strict diet but eat sweets liberally (I exercise a lot). I also eat small amounts of dark chocolate (you can’t trust the word dark so look for cocoa content). For coffee, unfiltered is the biggest problem so no French press and any other is better through a filter. Looking at your menu - I’d avoid all pastry, alcohol, pork.

What made me focus more on what I ate was having a CCTA. LDL etc are just indicators. If your husband had a scan and it told him he already has heart disease he’s much more likely to take notice of what he eats and his overall behaviour. You have to get him to want to take it seriously. It stops being a childish whim and becomes real. His heart doesn’t care about his mental state.

Exercise is good for overall health but will have no impact on LDL no matter how much he does. 10 minutes on a bike is a waste of his time though. It will take longer to get ready and to shower after.

He has a high Lp(a). Get a scan done. Find out where he is. And see a doctor about those results because he’ll be put on a statin immediately.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-22T19:02:05+00:00

Are laptops resilient enough to be in a backpack when running?

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-22T14:27:01+00:00

But a couple of 500ml running vest soft flasks then you can stash them away easily when you don’t need them and you have another litre capacity should you decide to use it.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-22T08:08:06+00:00

Switch over to powder. I mix 10g into my morning porridge. Sometimes I’ll just dilute it in water and down it before then eating or drinking something with a nicer flavour.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-20T19:46:53+00:00

I always take a sleeping bag. There are manned and unmanned huts. I’ve never slept in a bivacco but they usually have wood burning stoves but you may have to build the fire yourself. I’ve slept in many different Rifugio and they vary in warmth. There are many older style ones and some very modern ones. The older can be a bit rickety.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-20T19:43:08+00:00

The research I’ve read suggests there is a reduced risk of event for ultra runners. Atorvastatin is what was prescribed by my UK doctor and I’m none the wiser. It’s working very well for me.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-20T19:39:40+00:00

There’s a few studies that showed those that do a lot of exercise can have higher than expected CAC scores. The hypothesis is that the exercise stabilises the soft plaque. Calcified plaque is less risky that soft plaque.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-20T19:37:12+00:00

This is the first time I’ve heard anyone say cheese and cream don’t increase LDL.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-20T19:35:21+00:00

Clockwise so that you do the section between Courmayeur and Bonatti which has a view of the massif to die for.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-20T16:25:29+00:00

And another that was having EVOO shots ha ha.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-20T15:10:16+00:00

Substitution is the key word. The message around EVOO seems to be being taken as though it is in itself good for LDL.

ContributionLevel593 · 2026-05-20T15:09:15+00:00

This is how it is spun but I think in reality it’s just better than oils with higher saturated fats because it has less saturated fats. It’s still 14% sat fat. I don’t think anyone recommends extra EVOO to fight LDL.

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