THIS...IS...SPARTA!!!!

Buy some chickens. Grain is cheap - then eggs come out of their arses and when they are done laying you can kill them and eat them. They taste just like...chicken.

Film is really good.. I Tried a bulk but started putting on fat like crazy lol... I was an ectomorph for so long like last year I was 9.5 stone and it was impossible to gain weight.. Now im 12 stone and I put it on like mad.. Want to maintain and lose bodyfat while getting lean body mass.. Im 5'11 170 pounds/ 12 stone have a pretty intense 3 day split workout. Feel free to add me and critique my diet.. Only started today so you only got my breakfast on there haha.. I would also recommend getting a protein powder supplement to get that extra protein you need. convenient and can be cost effective. I buy a lot of frozen chicken breasts too they're really cheap.

Deleting my post and getting of the forums for today - the gaining section is getting as irritating as the others

one of the cheapest cuts of beef is the best, Eye of Round very low fat and not so tender but cheap. It is the only beef I eat. Of course beef prices have gone crazy lately

Let me start by saying this is the first time I have posted to any of these blogs. I read them constantly just never post. Secondly, WOW! There are so many contradictions to the responses, it is overwhelming. Your original question needs some refinement. If you are trying to lose fat and put on muscle that is most definitely possible. If you are just trying to gain overall size (which is contrary to Gerard Butlers physique - even without computer enhancement in 300) then no it isn't going to work. People lose fat and build muscle every day and absolutely no one on here can tell you precisely how to do it. It is quite different for everyone because so many things have a factor in it. How you eat is crucial to what you are trying to accomplish and some on here can do it with a high protein low fat diet, while other can do it with a high fat, moderate protein and next to non-existent carbs. You have to trial and error it and find what works the best for your body. In order to put on muscle while losing fat you have to have a strong strength training program, BUT it has to be accompanied with the correct diet for your body. You may or may not need cardio. Without knowing your stats and your history of gains/losses it is hard to actually make suggestions for you. I would suggest you provide a bit more info. Also you have to have some way to measure your actual body fat to determine where you are losing / gaining. You can't just judge it in a mirror. I know this isn't much help and I would be more than glad to offer suggestions if you will provide more info about your body as it currently is.