Which of the following is an example of a process goal?

• A. Drink an extra 32 oz of water per day
• B. Reduce daily calorie intake from 3,000 to 1,500
• C. Lose 20 pounds
• D. Control my appetite

Answer: (D)

The main concept is that process goals describe the method you will use to change behavior—the ongoing actions and self-regulation you apply as you work toward the change.

Control my appetite fits because it focuses on the ongoing strategy for managing eating in real time. It’s about how you regulate urges, choose responses, and maintain self-control across situations, rather than aiming at a specific amount or a final outcome.

The other options point to endpoints or concrete quantities (drinking a certain amount of water, reducing calories to a target, losing a certain weight), which are typically outcome or performance targets rather than the process you’ll use to implement the change.