Retraining Your Metabolism

Has anyone had any experience with rebuilding a slow metabolism? I've been discovering more and more that for my activity level, weight and height, I'm not eating nearly enough calories to really support an efficient metabolism. When I began dieting nearly 4 years ago, I was always under the impression, the less you eat, the better, so for a while, my metabolism got used to 1200 calories or less a day...not good. I visit the gym three times a week, doing cardio for about 45 minutes and weightraining for about 30. I also do tae bo three days a week, and balanced out by 6 days of yoga. I

've been reading up on how your metabolism needs to be "rewired" once you train it to only use that many calories. Has anyone had any experience with this? So far, I am experiencing terrible bloating and an enlarged abdomen, plus a 5-10 lb. weight gain. All of my clothes fit the same in my upper body, but I only seem to notice a difference in my hips and thighs. Does the bloating subside, and are there remedies to make this transitional period easier?

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