If you don't want to do starting strength, they you could try this fairly simple 3 day split. Just choose 4-6 exercises from the pool and do 3 sets of 8-10 reps:
Day 1 - Chest + Triceps (must do at least one form of bench)
Flat bench (db or bb)
Incline bench (db or bb)
Dips
Tricep Pushdowns
Flyes
Bench Dips
Db Pullovers
Pushups
Skull Crushers
Day 2 - Back + Biceps
Deadlift (This is a must, no skipping)
Db Rows
Yates Row
Lat pushdowns
Hammer Curl
BB curls
Pullups (pronated or supinated)
T-Bar rows
Day 3 - Legs + Shoulders
Squat (required)
Step ups
Lunges
Leg curls
Overhead Press
The advantage to something like this is that you'll learn a lot about a lot of different exercises real fast. The disadvantage is that you won't know how to process all of the information, and it's not as structured as a program like starting strength. Eventually you probably wont want to deadlift and squat within days of each other. But starting out, the shock wont be so huge on your body.
When I first looked at this routine I was going to say something along the lines of it being way too much volume and then I noticed you said "choose 4-6 exercises..."
Personally, I've always prefered full body workouts for beginners. Whether it be something like Starting Strength or a full body routine very similiar but with a few extra movements and repeated 3x a week. The concentration as a novice will be mostly form work anyway, so I tend to recommend them doing key movements more frequently as opposed to a split. For example, with the routine you posted he would only be squatting on four seperate workouts in a month. Following Starting Strength or something similiar it would be 12.
Beginners that I personally deal with I ussually recommend something along the lines of what Lyle McDonald recommends for beginners:
so a basic routine might be
back squat: 5 sets of 5
rdl (or leg curl): 2 sets of 5 or 6-8
bench press: 5 sets of 5
deadlift: 3 sets of 5 (1 heavy set). put cable row here if desired.
overhead press: 1-2X5 or 6-8
arms: 1X8-10 each
abs/low back: 1-2X8-10 each
the goal starting out should be on form over weight. So start light, get form right and add weight gradually, there's no hurry and learning good form upfront pays massive dividendds down the road. on the movements calling for 5X5, I like an ascending pyramid. start light and add 5-10 lbs/set but only if form stays solid. so first workout for back squats, you might go 45, 55, 65, 75, 85. or you might go 45,55,65,65,65 if your form gets sloppy. at the next workout, start heavier on the first set and work up again.
on the 6-8 stuff, pick a moderate weight. when you can do 2 sets of 8 easily, add a little bit of weight.
I tend to lean towards this a bit more since you are doing every exercise 3x a week, giving you plenty of practice, whereas with Starting Strength you deadlift 3x over a two week period. An individual would likely progress longer using Starting Strength and that's why I generally lean towards that method on online forums and there's a ton of info on the web on what to do if you hit a plateu, what to do afterwards, etc. For people I help personally I'll approach it a bit differently.
also why is 1600-1800 to low i'm looking to lose weight that puts me at about a 1000 calorie deficit combine that with working out and it should put me at 2-3 pounds lost per week.
At your weight losing 2-3 pounds a week will likely be alright, but keep in mind that later down the road I wouldn't suggest losing much more than a pound a week. As you get leaner lean body mass loss becomes more of a problem as well as hunger so you wouldn't want as much of a deficit. I would probably start with around 2800-3000 calories and see where it gets you. With an increase in activity and the weight you're at now I think you'd be surprised.
Also, make sure you are getting enough protein as well. Extra protein will help blunt hunger as well as help you maintain lean body mass. I would aim for 1g/lb of LBM. Lean body mass would be determined by your total weight - body fat in pounds. If you don't know your bodyfat percentage just use a calculator like
http://www.freeweightloss.com/calculator1.html. It won't be accurate, but it'll give you a general idea.
Calories are a bit of an estimate because I don't have the ability to weigh the food
Go buy a digital scale.
Besides that I would just recommend keeping track of weight and waist measurements on a weekly basis to keep track of progress and make adjustments when needed.
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