Lifetime Orders More DietTribe

LOS ANGELES: Lifetime’s new reality series DietTribe, about a group of friends who commit to lose weight together, has been renewed for a second season of eight, one-hour episodes.

Premiering this summer, the show will follow the tribe as they deal with real-life temptations, struggle to stay on track through the tough workouts and face the scale each week to see how far they’ve come both mentally and physically. Professional fitness trainer Jessie Pavelka and psychotherapist Stacy Kaiser both to help the group along.

The first season of DietTribe focused on five California friends who all wanted to lose 30 pounds in time for one of their weddings. All of the women reached their goal.

"DietTribe revolves around a small group of close friends whose poor eating habits and lifestyle choices have left them overweight, unfulfilled and desiring a change," said JoAnn Alfano, the executive VP of entertainment for Lifetime Networks. "Through one another’s support, they were able push each other to reach their weight loss goals and a renewed self-esteem. We think this series has great potential and is a great fit with our brand of celebrating and supporting women." She added, "It’s incredible how viewers are responding to the series by forming their very own ‘diettribes’ with their friends."