My sugar beast was legend in the last year and on new year's day I decided to tackle it. I am now on Day 22 of no processed carbs what-so-ever. I am doing what is referred to as a keto-diet, where I try to keep my carbs under 20g per day. I use Myfitnesspal to log my food intake and have made macros of 20g carb, fat 50 g, protein 30 g.
I absolutely believe that sugar is an addiction and worse for those of us who abuse alcohol.
Fat is used to satiate your appetite and level out the spikes in blood sugar. The first couple of weeks on a low carb diet is very similar to quitting alcohol in terms of withdrawal and what is referred to as "keto flu".
In the past 22 days I've lost weight, my skin has improved even more, aches and pains have diminished and I am not having a extreme cravings for sugar. I found that when I ate cookies, cake, bread, I would binge on them. I could not bring in a package of cookies (for example) to the house because I could never just eat one - I had to eat the entire package. To me that is so similar to how I drank alcohol.
You can find go to reddit and the subreddit called keto for loads of information on how to eat and what to eat. It is a great support forum.