> I imagine if there was a diet that said "drink a cup of water before eating that cupcake" it might be equally as effective for compulsive eaters. Having part

> I imagine if there was a diet that said "drink a cup of water before eating that cupcake" it might be equally as effective for compulsive eaters. Having participated in a number of eating disorder groups and also having studied it, I feel sure that is not the case. Edit: (Assuming that the prior commenters method _is_ effective)