How should I act around a recovering anorexic?

How should I act around a recovering anorexic?

I think that it's very important to be sensitive to the issues of weight with somebody with anorexia. So the eating disorder may not have started from, like body image or weight related issues, but by the time they've had the illness, then they've become pretty preoccupied about their body. So for example, if you have somebody recovering from anorexia and they look like they've gained some weight. The last thing you want to say to them is gosh you look so good, it looks like you've gained some weight. In their mind, they instantly translate that to oh my god I've become a huge buffalo. I have gained so much weight that people are noticing it now. I need to go back and start doing my sit-ups, I need to start exercising. So you don't want to make appearance related comments at all. If you want to say something about how well they look you can say gosh you know it's so nice because I can see the shine back in your hair or wow you've got the twinkle in your eyes or your skin looks beautiful again or something like that, but nothing related to how their body looks.