My husband quit smoking 10 years ago when he had heart surgery. I'm working on it. One thing he has often said is he has never lost the desire to light one up and some days are harder to fight than others. He loves the smell of smoke and almost all the ex-smokers I've talked to say it can be a daily battle sometimes no matter how long they have been off them, and I don't think they ever plan on starting again, the desire is just still there. Food addictions can be the same. I can't see where any addiction would be any different.