high carb binge and 1 lb a day?

Every person's metabolism is different. Therefore, it is hard to say whether you can lose a pound a day if keeping under 1200 calories and under 40 carbs a day. My own experience has been that it is very difficult for me to lose weight. I've had to stay under 900 calories and under 45 carbs to get into ketosis and it took 3-4 weeks to get there. If I deviate slightly, the ketosis goes away. Indulging in carbs is the kiss of death for me. I'm experiencing a plateau right now, which is very frustrating. The last thing that I would do is indulge in carbs (regardless of whether is is Christmas or any other holiday). It would set me back to day 1 of what has already been a long journey. I really don't want to throw away the progress that I have made. So speaking only for myself, there is no way that I would get pressured into eating carbs be it my mother or anyone else. If anything, I would be mentally preparing her to be supportive of my efforts to lose the weight. After all, she would want you to be healthy and not die before your time due to complications of being overweight. It would be a real bummer to not only gain back the 20 pounds you lost, but due to the carbs end up gaining even more than the 20 pounds. I'm telling you, it's not worth the indulgence. You need to not rationalize or make excuses to binge. Just saying...