So I only started lifting and eating consciously within the last few weeks and have been able to make newbie gains and also lose a pound or two a week.
I've been wondering, since I have been overweight for a large portion of my life (usually between 200lbs and 240lbs at 5'10"), and have fat people calves. Would it a good idea to keep training legs (once a week) and increasing the weight-load alongside it, or will I become super disproportionate?
Lift 3-4 times per week.
Get: Eat. Stop. Eat. by Brad Pilon.
Most of the dumbasses on this thread don't know jack about nutrition. So don't listen to them. Get the book. Read it. Absorb it. Profit.
Also the sticky is trash. Don't bother with it. Fact of the matter is. You need to do a lot of research if you want to make it and not waste time.
In terms of lifting weights. Squats. Deadlifts. Chinups (or hammer pulls until you can do your own weight ... NOT THE ASSISTED CHIN UP MACHINE). Bench press or dips. Look up at various programming. I recommend reading Christian Thibaudeau on T-Nation for good programming advice. He's a solid author.