Eat an apple when you get cravings, It has good kind of sugars.

Also, drink water.

I have a big, sweet tooth and it is still an issue at times. I am overweight (not obese but about 2 points away from that on BMI) and sweets don't help my health obviously. Thankfully as of labs last year I am not prediabetic and in terms of dental work I don't get cavities often.
It's willpower I suppose, and buying less sweets. Avoid buying entire pies or packs of donuts if you can. There are smaller quantities that are more money per oz, but your health will thank you.

It’s not so much that the sugar is better, but that it is wrapped up in fibers so it doesn’t go immediately into the bloodstream.

Two strategies I just discovered: small bites and savouring each bite. No need to race to the finish with massive chomps. Just take it slow. And as you're chewing, really think about the food you are eating, all the flavors and texture. Also use the additional time while chewing to thoughtfully approach each subsequent bite. That's a new approach I've started taking to eating again recently, and it's worked really well in helping with portion control.

I eat very few sweets at all, cos I know if I do, I'll eat too much.

Due to my severe anxiety, I need to be an strong meds, and these promote weight gain, so it's a constant battle to keep my weight under control.

The most I usually allow myself is muesli and like 95% cocoa dark chocolate.

I have no problem skipping out on snacks and sweets. But good proper food is something else. I can eat copious amounts of pasta, steak, mashed potatoes, tacos, fried rice ect. A struggle to keep my potion size appropriate.
My wife really love anything sugary, sweets, ice cream, cookies and similar. I eat it as well, pretty much only to not make her feel lonely in her snacking.

Oh and burgers! I freaking love burgers. I always skip the fries for a second full sized burger, and probably a smaller one as well. I'm not good at stopping myself at all. Place a burger in front of me and I will eat it.

It's not a really good idea to try to force yourself to burn the extra calories you just ate for several reasons; in the long run it might even get in your way if you're trying to lose some belly fat.

Are you fat? Want to get rid of rolls? That should be enough motivation. Losing weight is the easy part. Theres alot of healthy and sweet substitutes , that you can buy, if you're craving sweet.

Go do a yearly checkup with some blood work and have your doctor tell you that base off the results you are a fucking pre diabetic……..If the realization that eating right is better than being a diabetic don’t change your habits I guess an early death and a life of suffering due to your damn mouth will.

In the state of ("everything is bigger in") Texas? No such thing!

On a serious note: I do try to find the smallest possible portion size for sale because otherwise I'm literally taking three little bites from a dessert and then throwing it away lol. Big waste of money to get the large portion size.