Dieting while on vacation

It's really hard for me to diet while on vacation. ESP if you are driving and visiting family. The family part makes me want to drink and the driving is full of fast food and last minute poor food choices.

This morning I was proud of myself and exercised. We were visiting family that live in a retirement community in FL. Retirement communities are weird, but they have excellent workout facilities.

To start my workout, I got dressed with my bathing suit on and sports bra on top. I ran a little over 1/2 mile to the weight room. Did several sets of arms and crunches. Then I had my 2nd wardrobe change into my bathing suit and swam 10 full laps in the Olympic sized pool. Then, my last wardrobe change was out of my bathing suit and back into my sports bra and clothes I ran there in. Then I walked back with my wet towel and bathing suit in hand. Total of about 500 calories burned.


This sounds weird, but I feel I look my best when I'm wearing my workout clothes and have been sweating a lot. 

Pretty Sweet pool right? How could you NOT take advantage of it?