Cue Demi Lovato — unofficial eating disorder spokeswoman — who was not happy with Trainor’s remarks.

“I grew up a chubby girl,” Trainor said to ET. “My parents loved us, they fed us whatever we wanted.” She shared an anecdote about her crush telling her, “You’d be like real hot if you were 10 pounds lighter.” Trainor says her reaction was to cry and “not eat for the rest of the day.”

Then, Trainor said the following:

“I wasn’t strong enough to have an eating disorder. I tried to go anorexic for a good three hours. I ate ice and celery, but that’s not even anorexic. And I quit. I was like, ‘Ma, can you make me a sandwich? Like, immediately.'”

Lovato, who has been very vocal about her struggles with eating disorders, was not happy with the implication that it takes “strength” to have an one. She responded in a series of tweets:

Having an eating disorder doesn’t show “strength.” Strength is when are able to overcome your demons after being sick and tired for so long. — Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) November 12, 2014

There’s a wide misconception that anorexia and/or bulimia is a choice and you often hear people say things like “why doesn’t she just start — Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) November 12, 2014

eating?” Or even “just stop throwing up.” It’s the ignorance and lack of education on mental illnesses that continues to but mental health — Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) November 12, 2014

care on the back burner to congress even though this is an epidemic that is sweeping our nation, and causing more and more tragedy every day — Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) November 12, 2014

Starving is not a “diet” and throwing up isn’t something that only extremely thin men or women do. Eating disorders do not discriminate.. — Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) November 12, 2014

Neither does any other mental illness. These are deadly diseases that are taking lives daily. So please, let’s be cautious of the words we — Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) November 12, 2014

use when discussing ED’s and other mental illnesses.. ✌️ — Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) November 12, 2014

It’s time we start taking mental illness as serious as physical illnesses. “The brain is an important organ too….” – Patrick Kennedy — Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) November 12, 2014

Well said, Miss Lovato. Well said.

[Entertainment Tonight, Idolator]