The ethos of weight loss is a simple understanding of
Calories in Vs Calories Out.
It doesn't matter what you eat so long as you are in a 'DEFICIT CALORIC' state as you aim for linear weight loss.
Download an app that helps you track macros/ calories... make sure its reputable as some of these are way off the mark (I use an app called Fat Secret ) From there its merely a case in point of eating below your TDEE (total daily energy expenditure calories). Use the following link
http://www.muscleandstrength.com/tools/bmr-and-daily-calorie-calculator.html to calculate your TDEE....once it gives you the calories you need (in RED writing).. simply eat 20% below that total Kcal figure per day & you should see steady weight loss.
One thing you gotta be awar eof is that weight loss is not linear i.e it can occur all over the body so some days you will be like damn booty/belly still look big WTF... but don't solely rely on what you see in the mirror... rely on other means of guaging progress i.e. your scale , body tape & mirror (all three together) to get accurate estimates on a weekly basis! Also we tend to lose fat FIRST on the LAST place we put it on... ALWAYS! so fat loss in your mid region area (stomach being the most prone/ sutbborn area to hold fat stores)might be the last place you tend to burn after you have lost it at other parts in your body. MAke sure to weight/ measur eyourself every week on the same day at the same time e.g. Monday morning after waking up and vacating your bowels every week just once!
P.s: Try to go easy on them sweetzzzzz they not gonna help your fitness cause to any degree....or as they say bad things are good in moderation
i've been a swimmer for 15+ years and i'm irritable and moody as fukk if i have go a few days without my laps to decompress mentally. i'll prolly be back to working out 2 to 3 weeks after against doctors orders 
Cardio and weight.
