Josh Really Wants to Lose About 30 Pounds

Josh really wants to lose about 30 pounds. So he figures out that he needs to identify methods to lose weight, the best time of the day to work out, and how many pounds he will aim for in one week. Josh has just engaged in

A) a subgoal analysis
B) a framing analysis
C) using an algorithm
D) deductive reasoning
E) a means-ends analysis