I guess I'm lucky - I didn't have a huge sweet tooth before surgery, and afterwards, I have a weird thing where if I eat something sweet, the first bite is delicious, the second bite is really good, the third bite is good, and by the fourth or fifth bite, the sweetness becomes cloying and kind of gross, so it's pretty much built in that I don't overeat them. So sweets are not an issue for me, even though I eat some most days - e.g., 2-4 Milanos - which are plenty. I too will have a single scoop of ice cream, the high-fat delicious kind.
I also drink mostly diet sodas - I don't think they have any effect on me, at least not in terms of craving sweets. I mostly drink Sparkling Ice orange/mango, Fresca, diet Barq's and diet A&W cream soda - none of which are terribly sweet-tasting (either fresh/citrusy, or creamy tasting).
But one thing I can tell you - what you like/crave now, will change. I'm constantly having to revamp my diet when something that I could eat over and over suddenly is unappealing (usually right after I restock a bunch of it).
I also drink mostly diet sodas - I don't think they have any effect on me, at least not in terms of craving sweets. I mostly drink Sparkling Ice orange/mango, Fresca, diet Barq's and diet A&W cream soda - none of which are terribly sweet-tasting (either fresh/citrusy, or creamy tasting).
But one thing I can tell you - what you like/crave now, will change. I'm constantly having to revamp my diet when something that I could eat over and over suddenly is unappealing (usually right after I restock a bunch of it).