Hey Chris,
Welcome to the logs. Looking forward to seeing your progress. The extra weight you’ve carried around likely means you’re going to put up some solid numbers and move a lot of weight on your fahves.
How tall are you?
I see you want to get down to 250, what is your nutrition plan while doing the novice program?
One thing you need to make sure you focus on is still losing weight. You can get plenty strong while still cutting fat.
Study every form check you can to ensure you do your best to stay healthy and injury free as well.
Best of luck moving forward!