i'm 16 years old and i've been put on bipolar meds and recently gained about 30 pounds in a few months...and i honestly would love to do ANYTHING to lose it all in a month or a little bit more than a month, and it may sound crazy to people...but i would love to absolutely lose what i've gained from my pills... i have a weight set for softball training, so i already know i should start doing muscle toning, but will lifting weights just turn the fat into muscle and i won't even lose weight? what kind of diet should i commit to? any weight loss exercises? i would really like to know how to go from a low metabolism to a higher one.. anyone know how to do all this?

It isn't very realistic to lose 30 pounds in a month, and you're more likely to reach your goal if you settle for a few months and don't get discouraged if it doesn't come off as quikly as you'd like. Muscle does not turn into fat, or fat into muscle. You will burn calories while building muscle when you lift weights, so that's a great start. The main fat burning excersizes though are anything that really gets your heart pumping, anything cardio. Examples of cardio are running, trampolining, jumping jacks, swimming, and dancing. Aim for half an hour of cardio a day and eat a healthy diet and the weight should come off fairly quikly.
To switch up your diet to speed the weight loss process, eat ONLY wheat products made with whole grain flower (whole grain cereal with less then 10 grams of sugar a serving, preferably, and whole wheat pasta and bread products), cut out all junk food, increase the amount of fruits and vegetables you eat each day (six servings +will keep you more full), eat lean meat such as chicken, turkey, and lean pork and avoid red meat such as beef, don't drink juice or soda or any other caloric drinks besides milk and/or soy milk, have no fast food, and drink eight glasses of water a day to keep your stomach satasfied. Non-fat yogurt, oatmeal, raw nuts, and cottage cheese are considered "super foods" because they're very filling, so you may want to buy some of those. An example of a healthy breakfast is one serving of whole grain cereal with nonfat milk, an orange, and on scrambled egg. A healthy lunch is a sandwhich with two slices of whole grain bread, 97% lean turkey (about 4 oz), lots of vegetables, and some olive oil drizzed on (never mayo). A healthy dinner is a single servings of whole wheat pasta with tomatoe sauce and chicken breast, some steamed vegetables, a glass of nonfat milk, and a green salad with lemon and olive oil. A good snack or dessert is nonfat yogurt parfait layered with whole-grain cereal and fruit and a few almonds sprinked on top. If you decide to count calories, keep it below 2,000 (most teen boys need 2,500 a day, but since your on a diet you'll have a deficit) but never go under 1,400 or your metabolism will be slowed and your weight loss will be halted. Even if you don't count calories, look on lables. Rule of thumb: if its a carb food, the higher in fiber the better. If its a protein food, the higher in protein and lower in fat the better.
Good luck shaping up! I know what its like to gain weight from medication, I've been on anti-depressants and I gained over twenty pounds last summer. You can get it all off though as fast as it came on if you commit to it though, I promice.

* Drink Plenty of water( 8 glasses a day)
*eat heaps of collourful vegies & fruits such as: (oranges, apples, grapes, berries & lettuce)
*excercise at least 3 times a week
* try doing some squats & crunches(they are really good)
* try your hardest to stay away from the fatty foods like : fries, burgers etc.
*Take a jog every second day, it will make a difference.
:) hope thats helped.

First of all, losing all that weight in a month is very unrealistic. It's achievable, but it's not healthy at all and you'll end up gaining it all back and more. Shoot for losing 1-2 pounds a week. I know this might seem like a slow loss, but it's healthy and you stand a better chance of keeping it off that way. You didn't gain it all in a month so don't expect to lose it all in a month.
Lifting weights will help you tone, but if you want to lose the fat you need to do cardio, cardio, and more cardio. Go for run outside or ride your bike. Even just walking is cardio. If it's too hot and you don't want to go outside, try running on a treadmill, riding a stationary bike, or try an elliptical machine. If you don't have the money for this and you don't want to join a gym go buy a five dollar jump rope. That's cardio. Try to do at least thirty minutes of cardio three times a week. Lifting weights is good, but cardio will burn the most calories. I recommend doing both.
You don't necessarily need to commit to a specific "diet". When you call something a diet, you set yourself up for failure. See it as a lifestyle change. Start out with small changes. Switch from regular soda to diet soda, start drinking two percent or skim milk instead of whole milk, drink more water. Try to eat more fiber. Eating fiber is good for your heart and digestion. It also helps you feel more full. Switch to whole grain breads instead of white breads. One good rule of thumb is to stay away from any white food: white bread, white rice, flour, Alfredo sauce on your pasta, real mayonnaise, etc. Try to eat more veggies and fruits and always, always eat breakfast. Research has shown that breakfast skippers are more likely to be overweight.
If you are committed to this, go to a health food or nutrition store and ask for a good multivitamin and a protein powder. A good multivitamin is beneficial for anyone, but especially people who work out and diet. Also protein is important because it helps build muscle. If you don't want to build muscle you should still take a protein because you work out and play sports. You have protein breakdown when you work out, so it's important to replace what you lose. If you want to use protein to build muscle, you need at least one gram of protein per pound of body weight a day. Say you weigh 170 pounds. Try to get 170 grams of protein a day. Usually proteins have on average about 20 grams of protein per serving. Most people drink a protein drink when they wake up in the morning and after they play sports or work out. If you do that, there's forty grams of protein. Add your protein to 8 ounces of milk each time and there's an additional sixteen grams. Eat high protein foods such as lean skinless chicken breast and tuna fish.
Like I said, try to make small changes a little at a time. Don't do anything drastic. And don't take diet pills. You are too young for that and it could hurt you especially if you're taking bipolar meds. Don't go off your meds either unless your doctor advises it. I hope I've been some help to you. Good luck!