Tim Lincecum dropped 30 pounds before this season and he now believes the weight loss came too fast. He was still effective at 190 pounds, eating whatever he wanted, but his body didn't feel quite right. "It's kind of coming to terms with my mortality," Lincecum said. "I always thought, 'Oh, I'm never going to be sore.' Like as a kid growing up, I was never sore. I never hurt, I could bounce back from things. I was like -- I don't even know, what kind of animal rebounds from everything? -- a dog. They bump their head and forget about it four seconds later." He has added 10 pounds back onto his frame in hopes of curing his struggles. The right-hander is just 2-8 this season and has lost speed on his fastball. Lincecum's fastball tops out these days at 92-93 mph but is often 90-91, a significant difference from his former 94 mph average. "I want to feel I'm at a comfortable weight but I know I fluctuate so easily," Lincecum said. "I know I'm a picky eater, so that's even harder. When you come into a room and there's nothing but vegetables, you go, 'I'll just have a shake' or something like that.' It's just holding yourself accountable and remembering to do stuff. "Last year I'd eat anything I wanted and I didn't even care. I was like, 'I don't care, I'm fat, I'm thicker than I'm used to being and I'm doing fine.' Then my body started feeling different. My legs started feeling the effects of the 30-plus pounds I'd put on. Anybody putting on 30-plus pounds is going to feel the effect. "What happened is then I just completely changed it. I don't think that's a smart move either and I don't think the way I got rid of it was smart. I got rid of it way too fast, drastically. My focus became more getting back to my normal weight than pitching, throwing."