Bobby, have you thought about going the keto diet route (under 50 g carbs per day)? I'm down 10 pounds in 6 weeks. That may not sound like a lot but I'm losing weight every week.
I also cook a lot at home since fast food has so many carbs in it. I cook pizza with keto flour. It has something like 9 g carbs but 8 grams of psyllium husk fiber so it keeps me regular. I also buy keto bread and the pizza and bread taste pretty good.
I've recently found out you can have 90% cocoa chocolate. I've also found out that blackberries and raspberries have a lot of fiber in them so my blood sugar is normal 2 hours after eating them.
This way I don't feel I'm missing out by skipping sweets. I'm not a big sweets guy but this way I have smaller portions in my meal tricking my sub-conscious knowing that I will have more food when I have dessert.