Why when I switch between a centre-aligned stroke and fill do my anchor points move?

Hi there, I've been using Illustrator for many years and never noticed this happen before when I fill a shape - can anyone explain why this is happening?
I'm drawing a logo using a centre-aligned stroke, rounded rectangle and another stroked path merged together to make my logo outline....like this...
....and when I change my centre-aligned stroke from a stroke to a fill and back again (to make the shape solid black), the anchor points of my shape move.....after about 10 time so fswitching between fill and stroke, fill and stroke etc my paths look like this....
Why is this happening??? It doesn't do this when I use a stroke aligned to the outside or inside of the path - just when the storoke is aligned to the centre of the path? CAnanyone explain why this happens? what it going on here?
-thanks in advance!
-Pete Moore

No I don't mean 'outlining' a stroke - all I'm doing is changing a stroke'd box to a fill and back again using the 'Swap fill and stroke" button on the main pallet.
When my (rounded rectangle) path has a stroke applied to it, and it has the stroke aligned to the centre of the path, the anchor points of a rounded rectangle move slightly every time I swap from a filled shape to a stroked shape.
If I apply a stroke to a path (again -  a rounded rectangle)  that has the stroke aligned to the outside or inside of the path, then the anchor points do not move - however many times I swap between fill and stroke.
I've been wondering why when I re-apply a stroke to a filled object (and that stroke is alinged to the centre of the path)  - I get slight movement with the anchor points (do it alot of times and it can really mess with rounded corners).
Draw a rounded square, apply a stroke to it (a center aligned stroke), click the 'swap fill and stroke' button (shift + x)  a few times, watch the box move slightly every time you click.
-pete

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