Resolution Question

So I am trying to come up with my New Years resolutions and just like everyone else, losing weight is on my list. I am stuck however with reconciling my huge love of sweets with the need to cut them out (or at least scale back). So my question is how do I satisfy my sweet-tooth yet cut back on eating cookies, ice cream, chocolate of any variety? Life is short and I take lots of pleasure out of eating delicious things so cutting them out entirely really is not feasible and certainly would not be sustainable. However I could probably not eat ice cream every night anymore and still survive. 

So do I limit myself to a certain number of treats a week? A treat only if I've exercised? Only certain types of treats?

Any thoughts?