Congratulations on getting through the first days, and welcome to our online community!
These are some great answers, and I am taking notes here myself. MrsKing, I like your emphasis on turning the question around to consider what one GAINS not only from their sobriety but from their new lifestyle. Just a few weeks through I'm still negotiating some of the social boundaries, but I'm already enjoying some of the benefits of sobriety, including a better mood, moderately more energy (and therefore, more exercise during my busy weeks,) and the beginning of insight into why I have been a problem drinker for so long. I have no intention of letting go of these new found benefits by giving in to the bottle again!
Stick with us here, LSC1, and stay strong. I wish you well in your recovery.