Catherine has wanted to lose weight for several years.Last week she read the recent literature about obesity and health risks and decided she better get going.Today she went to the market and bought only healthy foods and then she made herself her favourite dinner of fried chicken,biscuits,and gravy,knowing she would not be eating these things in the future.According to the transtheoretical model of behaviour change,Catherine is in the ____________ stage.

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Catherine is in the preparation stage because she has taken action to start making changes by buying only healthy foods. However, she is not yet fully committed to the change as evidenced by her decision to indulge in her favourite dinner one last time. This indicates that she is not in the termination stage where the behaviour change has become a permanent part of her lifestyle.

Catherine Has Wanted to Lose Weight for Several Years