The addiction will never go away, I am 15 years out and struggle daily. Let me tell you about me. Started out 250 did well for a while...got down to 175 then started with diet coke then started with diet coke (another addiction) eating almost what ever I wanted...even though it would bother me....gained up to 229. By this time about 6 year out started getting sick all the time...by continuing to "not eat right" I developed reactive hypoglycemia also became lactose intolerant. If I eat anything fried my blood sugar will go way up then drop very fast..makes me weak, sweaty legarthic and ALMOST unable to function. My blood sugar has gone as low as 37, did not pass out but barely made it to get my glucose go bring back up. I have also developed ISBO...intestnial small bowel overgrowth and am having to take 3 different antibiotics (cyclic rotate each month) everyday for the rest of my life! I believe in my heart had I done what I was suppose to do, eat right, exercise take meds, that I would not have these problems. I am doing better, down to 185. Not complaining or preaching, just want you to know what CAN happen. Sent from my SM-G930V using BariatricPal mobile app