5'3 and 92 lbs is underweight, though. That doesn't mean that it's impossible to be healthy at that weight, and I'm not saying that you're unhealthy. But if the OP was diagnosed with anorexia at 92 lbs, then that weight is unhealthy for her (incidentally, it's also underweight if you're 5'1). They don't really diagnose anorexia nervosa in people who are a healthy weight (which is kind of a problem, actually, but that's another issue).
I know your comment is well-meaning, but telling somebody who's got a history of eating disorders she can get down to 92 lbs by eating healthy and exercising can be really, really triggering. You CAN'T recover from anorexia or bulimia while trying to lose weight. I can't speak for the OP, but as a woman with an eating disorder, I can say that your comment would be very triggering to me.
Is it normal to want to be anorexic again?
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5'3 and 92 lbs is underweight, though. That doesn't mean that it's impossible to be healthy at that weight, and I'm not saying that you're unhealthy. But if the OP was diagnosed with anorexia at 92 lbs, then that weight is unhealthy for her (incidentally, it's also underweight if you're 5'1). They don't really diagnose anorexia nervosa in people who are a healthy weight (which is kind of a problem, actually, but that's another issue).
I know your comment is well-meaning, but telling somebody who's got a history of eating disorders she can get down to 92 lbs by eating healthy and exercising can be really, really triggering. You CAN'T recover from anorexia or bulimia while trying to lose weight. I can't speak for the OP, but as a woman with an eating disorder, I can say that your comment would be very triggering to me.