Congratulations on beginning this very difficult process & getting through the early days, breaking the progression of drinking more & more over the years to come. I drank for 30 years & @ the end it was a quart of vodka every day, hands shaking from withdrawal after just a few hours without alcohol. It’s progressive & you’ve broken the cycle. As for reaping the benefits of sobriety that will take time but only if you continue NOT TO DRINK. I have exercised for 50 years, all through the daily pot smoking & then daily drinking. I was an instructor for 5 years as my first job in the city. Now at 59 & one plus year sober I am rewarded each morning when I step on that treadmill or hit the road for a run that my energy is the same each day. No wild swings from what the poison was doing to my body. Keep it going. I’m rooting for you.