Welcome to the SR family, Louis!
I found the information on the following link helpful to me when I was ready to get sober. It is posted as a sticky under our alcoholism section:
http://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/...influence.html
You are in the right place for support and information. You are doing great!
It helped me to change my routines during the first few weeks of sobriety. That kept me away from my usual habit of picking up at the same time each day. I went to the library, book store, shoe store, or a long walk; anything that did not offer access to alcohol.
Read and post as much as you need.