Well done on 44 days! Great start!!
After 30+ years of drinking with the last few years pretty much a daily occurrence my words/promises really did not mean a lot. But, did have a brief conversation as I made a decision to seek outside help - that was a first and there was no point in trying to cover it up or be deceitful about it.
If I had simply stopped, it would have been very apparent to my wife I had not been drinking!!!! Even a day or two she'd have known something wasn't right. Probably think I was dying!
You know you're situation like no one else. But proclamation or no I find the best tact is humility in all these type of things involving alcohol. If you are an alcoholic like me, that is something that is learned and not innate.
Glad your're here with us - keep up the good work, friend!