re: Anyone quit smoking cigarettes?

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How did you do it? I’m on day 2

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On a scale of 1 to 10 how committed to quitting I am I’m a 10.

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For me, the first step was what you stated in your commitment to quit smoking. You have to be fully committed to it. It's not just something you can put down when you say, "I'm gonna try to quit." (Yoda was right in this respect - "There is no try. There is do, or do not.")

Add to that the power of prayer, and I discovered that it wasn't as difficult for me to quit as it had been on previous half-hearted attempts. Chewing gum or having LifeSavers or some other candy on hand may or may not help. And certainly, avoiding coffee in the mornings for awhile, as well as avoiding having a beer or alcoholic beverage in the evenings, can greatly reduce cravings since so many of us who smoked found it particularly enjoyable with coffee or booze.

Keep the faith. After a week to ten days, the cravings subside immensely, and after a month or so, they'll be almost negligible. A couple months after you have quit, you might notice that you almost get a mild buzz from breathing cleanly. (Yeah, that was a bit of a strange one for me to notice too.)

Stay strong with it and ALWAYS resist the urge to have even one. Just that one cigarette will start the whole addiction all over again.