Why you can't hope to get slim in a punjabi family:

1. Because your family believes a decent portion of sweets, ghee, dry fruits and dairy everyday is essential for remaining healthy.
2. Because they think they have used less oil in vegetables if oil level in the pan is lower than 2 inches.
3. Because you are asked what you want to eat right after you had your lunch/dinner/breakfast and if you are not hungry, you will be fed fruits or juice.
4. Because going to gym or for a jog is considered too extreme, the best exercise is slow paced walking while eating ice-cream.
5. Because you are made to eat 2 chappati's when you are not hungry and at least twice the required calories when you are actually hungry.
6. Because after you had a sweet and hence your mouth is sweetened, you will be given fried namkeen just to change the taste in your mouth.
7. Because punjabi mom's version of fat starts from 40 inches of waist and anything below is considered normal.
8. Because taking coffee/tea without sugar is considered a health hazard.
9. Because you always have 2-3 prasads at home from some temple/festival/occasion/relative etc. and guess what, prasad is sweet and not eating a decent portion of prasad is considered very bad.
10. Because if you are in mood to eat something light, you will get suggested to eat paneer with dal makhani.
11. Because when a punjabi boy comes home for a short vacation to home, his mom has to feed him to her heart's content otherwise she will feel bad when he is gone.
12. Because not taking at least 2-3 helpings of food means you didn't like the preparation and it will directly hurt the one who cooked the food.
13. Because you are encouraged to take rest/sleep right after taking your food......
14. Because it's fashionable to take dinner late in night, you are fed fried pakoras, chicken, paneer, potatoes in evening.