Stroke around shape won't align to center!?

When increasing the width of a stroke around a shape the stroke is not centered... WHY DOES IT DO THIS??? Even if I use the controls in the stroke window to change this it sill plays up. This has always happened randomly over the years but I have never figured out how to fix it. Please help!

Also, check your stroke palette. Your stroke may be set to align to outside(see 3 icons after align stroke below).

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