re: Question for the baws who have quit smoking and drinking

10 days is just the very early stages. I’m glad you quit though. Give it a month or so and you will start feeling much better.

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For the baws who have been able to quit for longer than 10 days, what are the other benefits that I will see?

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Your body is still adjusting, physiologically and chemically. After 21 days, you will start to notice some changes in awareness, sleep, energy, attitude and cravings further between. After 4-6 weeks, you will be feeling great, easily overcome any of the little cravings and weight management will be there. After 6-8 weeks, everyone else will notice your skin, eyes, weight, attitude, and energy

This is like complaining about not losing 100 lbs after dieting for a week. This takes time man, the first years are tough - I just hit six years sober and still have cravings and dreams of booze.
So far everything about me has changed - emotionally, spiritually, physically and all for the better. Give it longer than a week my dude.

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For the baws who have been able to quit for longer than 10 days, what are the other benefits that I will see?

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I went 9 months without drinking. I started having drinks during social events, and I keep a bourbon collection now where I have no more than 1-3 drinks once or twice a week.

The main benefit you'll see will come later and it's mainly overall better health. Drinking is poison. It's a poison that affects everyone differently, but always negatively. I think everyone should be aware of that. Drinking in social situations infrequently I think has positives that may outweigh the negatives, as long as you are having 1-2 drinks to loosen up and talk to people you'd normally not talk to. That doesn't mean having 4-5 bourbons and shouting about politics is the move. Unfortunately, a lot of people can't have 1-2 and then go home.

Edit - I also like to keep bourbon in case anyone comes over. Right now I'm buying bottles in the 60-80 range, which makes me hesitant to have more than 1-2 pours at a time. Also, I used to have this thing where I had 1 bottle and then I'd have 3-4 drinks left in it, so I'd go "might as well finish it off". Keeping multiple bottles removes that line of thinking. It's not intuitive but it's worked so far.

I quit smoking ten years ago

I can't stop drinking, so far

Not being a weak minded individual who can enjoy life naturally

Weight loss

I’ve never smoked, so I can’t speak to that. Drinking is not a black or white issue like most are making it out to be. Having a couple glasses of wine at dinner or meeting friends for a couple every once in a while is 100% acceptable. There is nothing wrong with enjoying the taste while spending quality time with family/friends. Now going out everyday and drinking 4/5 drinks is absolutely not healthy, but life is way too short not to enjoy something in moderation.