I think it's a totally reasonable question because there lots of nonsense out there. I keep it simple. The heuristic I use for sweets is, if a child would cry

I think it's a totally reasonable question because there lots of nonsense out there. I keep it simple. The heuristic I use for sweets is, if a child would cry for it in a supermarket, then I can't have it. I've been losing ~1 kg a week since I cut out sweets like this 3 weeks ago. Was at 81kg, slightly overweight for my sex/age/height, now at ~78kg. So no candy, chocolate, biscuits, cookies, potato chips, cake, cordial, fruit juice, soda, milkshakes including "breakfast shakes" which aren't actually food, even if you want to believe they are like I did. Also dessert versions of real food, like flavored, sweetened yogurt. I still have takeaways once or twice a week and still drink alcohol if I feel like it. My main cravings are soda and candy, so I have some sugar-free alternatives I use to satiate that.