The United States was able to play a secondary, but significant, role in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion because of the large number of American ships and troops deployed in the Philippines as a result of the U.S. conquest of the islands during the Spanish American War (1898) and the subsequent Philippine-American War.
When you're on a low-calorie diet, you usually get between 800 and 1,500 calories a day. For some people, an alternative for short-term weight loss is a very low-calorie diet. Many very low-calorie diets are commercially-made formulas of 800 calories or fewer that replace all the food you usually eat.
1 Aim for one or two pounds per week. 2  More than that could lead to a cycle of crash dieting, in which you gain and lose weight quickly. 3  At first, try adding 500 calories a day to your diet. 4  For instance, if you need 2300 calories a day to maintain your current weight, strive to consume 2800 calories daily. That is the number of calories that her boded to add to your diet. 2  Now that you have an idea of how many calories your body burns in a day, you can calculate how many more you need to gain weight. 3  Aim for one or two pounds per week.