My only 2 cents to add here is this. Don't fret too much what the scales are saying, that will all work itself in the fullness of time as diet and your metabolism adjust to the new reality. The good thing that is happening to you without you knowing is that visceral fat will be reducing. That fat surrounding your liver and other organs is directly affected by alcohol. That fat is much more dangerous to you than the stuff you see. So this is all good news.