WASHINGTON -- I'm trying to lose a few extra pounds, but the other day some Brach's chocolate eggs began calling to me: "eat me, eat me."

I was powerless to resist. In just an hour I devoured a pound of them. I've decided to stand up for all Americans and sue Brach's.

I have spent the last decade or so more than 25 kg overweight. Only with great effort did I lose most of the excess last year. But the calorie pushers are making it hard for me to keep it off.