Over the past weekend, Jim and I had to make a trip from the Grand Canyon to Page, Arizona to have some work done on our truck at the Ford dealership there. Because it's the closest dealership to us, and because it's about 150 miles away, we decided to go on Sunday afternoon and spend the night so we could be there when they opened.

Eating in restaurants I have never been in before is difficult because I have to know that what I eat is gluten free.

When you're traveling and you're trying to find gluten-free foods when you dine out, some cuisines are easier than others.

We wound up at a local Mexican restaurant called Fiesta Mexicana.

What Is Gluten And Why Would Anyone Want To Eliminate It From Their Diet?

Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley. It is the one that makes breads made with wheat elastic -- which helps them to rise so beautifully into soft, light loaves.

Gluten is the natural “glue” that holds a pie crust together so it's flaky instead of dry and hard.

Gluten is the protein in foods that can cause a lot of people with gluten intolerance (or Celiac Disease) a lot of problems.

What's the difference between gluten intolerance and Celiac Disease?

I am gluten intolerant.

Here is a little about my personal experience, how I discovered I have gluten intolerance, and why I only eat gluten-free foods now...

When it comes to diet plans, you've probably already heard of these:

• The South Beach Diet


• The Zone Diet


• The Mediterranean Diet


• The Atkins Diet


• Mayo Clinic Diet


• The Cabbage Soup Diet


• The Grapefruit Diet

But I bet you haven't heard of most of these...

You've heard of "destination weddings"... now there's "destination dieting".

While I may not be the one who originally coined the phrase "destination dieting" (or "destination diets"), I do know that this is the very first article on the Internet to discuss destination dieting, as a popular form of weight loss.

At press time, there is nothing else about "destination diets" or "destination dieting" on the World Wide Web. (So I guess I may be helping to coin the term "destination dieting".)

Here's everything you want to know about destination dieting...

As I've mentioned before, we're doing the whole "low-carb thing" again.

Also, as I've mentioned before, we don't do it "by the book". (Far from it.)

We are entering what I call the "comfortable phase" of the Low-Carb Diet Plan, and I'm here to tell you, you can eat low-carb for 3 weeks and counting and STILL...

...want to stay on the plan

...fit into your clothes better (even enjoy the "baggy factor" again!)

...not feel deprived

...feel GREAT about being having more energy ALL throughout the day

Whenever I'm on the road, or when I want to slip out of the office during lunchtime for something other than the cheese and hotdogs that I normally take for lunch (while I'm on this Low-Carb "diet")... I like to know my options going in.

Do you know what the Low-Carb choices are at fast-food restaurants these days?

Here's what I found...

Yeah, we're at it again... though I'm not sure we have near enough willpower to stick with it this time.

For the record, here's how we did last time.

Jim travels A LOT, and neither of us takes the time to cook these days. So sticking to a 100% Atkins-friendly diet is going to be quite difficult this go-around.

Nevertheless, we're bound & determined to give it a go & see what happens.

To help us enjoy the ride this time... we've found 10 snacks & desserts that make the "dieting" process a little bit easier and a whole lot more FUN!