Bob decided that he was a bit overweight and in order to do something about it, he created a new exercise program, something he'd never tried before.Though he initially had some difficulty setting it up and sticking with it, he has consistently done his exercise workout for the last eight months.Though it is becoming more habitual, the program is still not yet automatic for him and he reinforces himself with new CDs each month if he has successfully completed his workouts.According to the stages of change model, Bob would most likely be in the

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Bob has already created and consistently followed his exercise program for eight months, which shows that he has moved past the preparation/determination stage and contemplation stage. He is not in the termination stage because he still needs to reinforce himself with new CDs each month. Therefore, the best choice is B, Maintenance stage, because he has already developed and maintained the behavior for a significant period of time, but still needs to work on making it more automatic.

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