Shrug it off, girl!! I know, easier said than done, but it's the way to go! Sounds almost like your friends suffer from 'foot in mouth' disease.

This may sound weird, but I wonder if you being 'rounder' (for lack of a better word) in the middle is due in part to carb bloat. I have a friend that is built similarly to you and they get a distended looking belly from eating carbage. When they knock it off an eat healthy, it eventually returns to a flatter shape. Who knows? All that's important is you- how you feel, how you perceive yourself, etc.

Keep your chin up and keep on going!

Nikki