Holo there✨

Recently I am struggling with supporting myself mentally through weight loss progress and I need some advice here. Some background:

I started working with psychodietitian in September 2023. On 13th of November 2023 I went on CICO trying to keep my protein and fiber intake high. I struggle with binging (although I never got any ED diagnosis) and emotional eating, but since that day I managed to lost 10,4kg (22,9lbs). This means I am loosing around 2kgs (4,41lbs) per month. The weight loss has it's ups and downs (and plateaus), but overall it's been very linear and following the trend line. I am an obese person living with my close ones. I am 100% cooking and supplying myself here. The diet works for me as in I am comfortable following it for a long period of time. Each month has been better and better when it comes down to my kcal intake, abstaining from binging/overeating and keeping average daily kcal through the week around my limit.

The main problem is that I recently had a beef with my mom, who claims that I am eating too much both kcal and volume wise. The examples of the specific issues are as follows:
a) My mom used to make 5 patties from one chicken breast. She would coat them in egg, bread crumbs and fry it in oil - I am eating 1 breast for my dinner, but I do not use breading (except measured portion of flour with spices) and either use less oil (spray instead of pour) or bake it. I am consuming so much meat, because I have high protein intake daily minimum and when I used to eat her portion sizes, I wasn't hitting my goals.
b) If I make a pancake, I will add on low fat cheese, add a bit of peanut butter (30grams max) and fruits (max portion of 250grams of strawberries) - My mom wouldn't add so many toppings and use a few strawberries instead of so many of them
c) I am sometimes baking protein cheesecakes or low kcal pizzas (I have a recipe for 300kcal pizza) - She wouldn't prepare any of that, because pizza or cake = not diet food.

I am weighting everything I eat all the time and counting that in my app. If I am adding strawberries to my pancake/oatmeal, I do it, because I have both kcal for it and because I want to. While most of her arguments and examples are fairly easy to dismiss, recently she was extremely negative towards everything I eat. When I tried to ask other close person for some positive affirmation, I received none information, that they did not notice any weight loss on my body.

Of course, I am aware, that they do see me everyday and it's rather easy to not see much, especially since my weight loss so far is not as big, as I wish it was. This situation however have shown me, how I lack any self affirmation and I started doubting myself again. I do see the weight changes on the scale and I also thought I experienced some secondary effects (clothes fitting better and overall improvement of how I perceive myself). Unfortunately, this seems to not be enough, to keep myself satisfied with my own progress and it influences my overall mood and state, as I started questioning myself and my choices.

For the record, it isn't the first time, that she has criticised my diet or food choices, but for past month or two she was rather quiet and at some point one could say supportive. I though, that I was doing a really good job (my last binge happened on 10th of March, so it's kinda a new record for me) and I was hoping, she has finally accepted, that my diet is working and it's sustainable, even if it's fairly slow weight loss. I guess part of me is shocked from the sudden change of her behaviour.

While I do not plan to stop dieting anytime soon, I wish I would be more resistant to situations like that. I also started thinking about lowering my kcal intake or trying to add something (some activity) to my diet, but it is something, that I was advised against by my psychodietitian. We have been talking about this topic recently, but due to Easter and long May weekend, she is overbooked and my next appointment with her will take place at the end of the month. This is not ideal and I was hoping, that maybe some shared experiences of you all could help me better cope with that situation. Thanks for any advice and support here.

^{Excuse my English, as I am not native.}