Trying to stay motivated

I can relate to u in part of the junk food addiction, trust me u can make the transition to healthy and unprocessed food, I use to eat pizza on a daily basis now I barely eat any carbohydrates, most are from vegis as fruits, it's hard at 1st but possible... I gained 35 pounds as well not from an injury but u can call the phase I'm going through right now is the toughest I have ever been in my life, and I'm trying to adapt, u havn't mentioned if ur injuries are healed and ur able to walk if u weren't, but either way diet is the corner stone of weight loss... Lifestyle change is absolutely crucial... Exercise alone won't help. But diet without exercise can do alot of change.
Don't pressure urself and start small, ur 1st goal should be to make it a habit to log in ur food intake daily and to document anything that enters ur body... This way u'll have an idea on how ur current diet is, then u start eliminating and replacing parts or ur meals so u don't crash.

Ouch! I'm glad you aren't in that line of work anymore. I have the some problem with loving food too much. I need to lose about 80 pounds. I'm very active though but I just eat too much. I also love sugar. I don't really have the answers but like you and here for the support. I wonder if there is a section on this where people share recipes? I love to cook also. Do you? I don't even bring cheese into the house because I'll "abuse it" same with big bags of chips and stuff be even with not bringing large volumes of junk food home, I still manage to find it when I go out and then I eat too much healthy food at home. sigh. I'm only 5'4" tall and am currently about 226 pounds. anyway, I am really glad to be here and hope to continue to chat with people.

Maybe I'm being nosey but what sort of work gets you injuries like that?...you a wrestler? Lol

I had a long hard row with back surgery, so I literally feel some of your pain. (Can't imagine broken hip and pelvis though! Yikes!)
I made a deal with myself. Every week, I would cut one unhealthy habit from my diet and add a healthy one. I would allow myself one splurge day a week. Now, I'm cooking almost entirely with olive oil, have vegetables or fruit with every meal, and am eating fish twice a week, chicken most of the rest of the time, with beef being a once a week thing. So far, my splurges have been pretty much mitigated by my activity on splurge days, so I think I'm doing okay.

If you suddenly try to stop eating all the things you love, you'll just want them more, and you'll feel depressed about not having them. Figure out how to cut them back a little at a time and let yourself splurge once in a while.

Nutrition is hard! I can workout so consistently but eating is so important. I'm following a bootcamp meal plan book that is helping but it's still hard to say no to the tempting foods my kids are snacking on all the time! Add me as a friend if you want!

The two hardest parts are deciding to make that lifestyle change and then committing to that change. I went through that about a year ago when I joined mfp. What can make it easier is deciding what you are willing to go without and what things you are absolutely not willing to give up. Those things that you cannot go without, make room for them in your diet and it makes it much easier to stick to your change. Feel free to add me, always looking for more people for motivation.

Yes a 1200lb horse is going to win in a wresting match. Sorry the injuries took you out of riding at a competitive level. Glad you can still ride.

I think a lot of people jump in with both feet and end up discourage by too drastic a change all at once.

Getting healthy should be about getting to a happier place. Not about making yourself miserable. With your riding background I am sure you are use to working hard to get to where you want to be. I am sure you will reach your goals.