Mississippian Patrick House lost a ton of weight and gained even more respect this year. House, who is 28 and lives in Vicksburg, won the NBC reality series “Biggest Loser” last night. It’s the show where overweight contestants compete to see who’ll lose the most weight to win the $250,000 grand prize. But House won more than a pile of cash. He also won the hearts and respect of hundreds of thousands of fans who cheered him all the way across the finish line.
Mississippi loves it when one of their own do well on the national stage. (I know — I’ve had a small taste of it and it’s a powerful experience.) Talented Mississippi athletes, artists, musicians, writers achieve great things all the time. But House really is a role model for our state. He was down on his luck, but had tons of potential. He decided one day that he had had enough and changed what was going on between his ears. And then he literally worked his butt off to improve his life. Like a caterpillar emerging from a cocoon, a new man was born last night. Mississippi can learn a lot from House. I know I did. He has inspired me to work harder and do better. And our state can follow his example and do the same.
Congratulations Patrick. You’re the Biggest Winner in my book.
