Pumping Up and Slimming Down with Lifetime's DietTribe
It's that time of year of again: The holidays are over, but all those holiday cookies have taken their toll.Lifetime is embracing that post-holiday season rut with DietTribe, a new lifestyle reality show that promises to offer inspiration to even the workout-averse. The new series, premiering Monday at 10 pm/ET, features five overweight friends who decide to pursue healthier lifestyles in time for their friend Anna's wedding.DietTribe follows their efforts to try to lose weight and change their lives with the help of Stacy Kaiser, a psychotherapist, and Jessie Pavelka, a model and personal trainer. TVGuide.com caught up with Pavelka to get the skinny on the series, find out his fitness philosophy — and how the rest of us can stay motivated to get in shape, long after the holidays have passed.TVGuide.com: Can you tell us about DietTribe and your role on the series?Jessie Pavelka: It's about five obese women who are all best friends, and they've enabled each others' bad habits and negative characteristics since the beginning of their friendship. They have 90 days to lose 30 pounds or more, and it's going to be a lifestyle show. It's not like Biggest Loser; they're not given...
