I understand (as much as I can) that it must be very frustrating, as you outline. However, the post I was asking the question of sounded a step or two beyond occasionally saying "fuck it" (which we all do, I suspect, whatever out motivation for health conscious behavior):

> I have stubbornly refused to accept that it's not a smart idea to eat anything I want. I am not going to give up hash browns until I lose a leg.

Maybe I'm over-interpreting a single line of text on an internet forum, but this sounds like more of a policy than an occasional lapse.