regulatory focus groups, participants completed a 1-hour educational information session with study staff and received a packet which contained information about energy balance, healthy food choices, exercise recommendations, strategies for weight control, goal setting, and responding to lapses. Participants were encouraged to track their food intake and exercise with a provided log book or free apps (Lose It!; MyFitnessPal). The informational content and intervention procedures were identical except for the framing of messages and tasks. The prevention messages emphasized protecting one's health (e.g., failing to regularly exercise can undermine your weight control program and lead to poor health; if you do not vigilantly follow these behaviors, you will not fulfill your weight control goals or protect your health and well-being; not eating fruits and vegetables results in failure to supply the body with the nutrients it needs). The promotion messages emphasized promoting one's health

Participants were asked about the number of times in a typical week they 1) ate food prepared at a fast-food restaurant and 2) purchased food at a convenience store/ gas station. They responded on a 5-point scale: 0 times, 1-2 times, 3-4 times, 5-6 times, or 7+ times. Mean scores were created for the baseline measurement session (M = 1.74, SD = .66) and for the 3-month measurement session (M = 1.63, SD = .53).

Participants indicated the frequency per week that they 1) ate a meal while watching TV, 2) ate a snack while watching TV, and 3) ate after 8 pm. The participants responded by using a 5-point scale: 0 times, 1-2 time, 3-4 times, 5-6 times, or 7+ times. They also indicated the number of hours on an average day that they 4) use a phone/tablet/computer, 5) watch TV and 6) sit or recline (not including sleeping). Their responses were recorded on a 7-point scale: 0, <1 hour, 1 hour, 2 hours, 3 hours, 4 hours, or 5+ hours. Mean scores across the six items were calculated for the baseline measurement session (M = 3.44, SD = .90) and the 3-month measurement session (M = 3.34, SD = .90).

Dietary modification was measured by asking participants how often they 1) reduced/limited their portions, 2) decreased/limited snacks, 3) decreased/limited sweets, 4) decreased/limited fried food, 5) decreased/limited carbs, 6) decreased/limited fat, 7) ate fruits and vegetables, and 8) planned meals. Participants responded on a 5-point scale: never, rarely, sometimes, often, or very often. Mean scores were calculated for the baseline measurement session (M = 2.96, SD = 0.74) and for the 3-month measurement session (M = 3.32, SD = 0.73).

For self-monitoring, participants were asked how often they wrote down the calorie content of the foods they ate and the amount and types of exercise they did. Participants responded on a 5-point scale: never, rarely, sometimes, often, or very often. Mean scores were then calculated for the baseline measurement session (M = 1.86, SD = 1.03) and for the 3-month measurement session (M = 2.85, SD = 1.26).

At baseline, participants responded to the question "How often do you weigh yourself?" on a 7-point scale: never, about once a year or less, every couple of months, every month, every week, every day, or more than once a day (M = 3.83, SD = 1.31). At 3 months, they responded to the question "In the past week, how many times did you weigh yourself?" on a 5-point scale: never, 1-2 times, 3-4 times, 5-6 times, or 7 or more times (M = 2.01, SD = 1.02).

To measure physical activity, participants were asked how often they 1) planned their exercise, 2) walked for at least 30 minutes at a time, and 3) engaged in other moderate to vigorous exercise. Participants responded on a 5-point scale: never, rarely, sometimes, often, or very often. Mean scores were calculated for the baseline measurement session (M = 3.31, SD = .94) and for the 3-month measurement session (M = 3.55, SD = 1.08).