New Member and Newly Sober

Hi, all! I'm Kat, 38, from Long Beach, CA. I'm currently 9 days sober and in an outpatient program five evenings a week. I'm sort of struggling with the AA program, which is what my outpatient program is based on, so I'm reading a lot of books about how to handle AA as an atheist (I'm not atheist, more strongly agnostic) and about the SMART program. Has anyone had any experience in these things? Also, I've struggled with my weight about as long as I've struggled with my drinking. Does anyone else find it gets way easier once you get sober?