Hi powerflower
I didn't find thinking about my drinking as a habit was too helpful - it was way more destructive than than that.
it wasn't really about swapping one thing for another for me so much as getting rid of a maladaptive and self destructive way to deal with life.
If I replaced my drinking with anything, it was with recovery - thinking about not just not drinking bu all the other ways I could improve myself.
I changed into a person who no longer wanted or needed to drink