Jealous?

 Women are very strange! It sounds to me like she is jealous. Now, you may be getting more attention than her when you go out in public together, and it seems like she didn't realize that before. Now, she feels threatened by you, whearas before, you were never a threat. 

I would say that she may not be a supportive friend, and most women feel jealousy and cannot get past this. You heard her correct. Don't doubt yourself just because she is behaving inappropiately. 

I would give this group one last chance, and maybe speak up if you feel comfortable enough doing so. If not, I would say in this point in your life you have just outgrown them, which happens, and is not your fault whatsoever.

Steph

Women are strange.  And that's putting it lightly.  Most of the time they are only happy for you if they have an advantage over you, i.e. thinner than you.  I am going through this same thing with one of my own family members.  All our lives she's been the thin one.  Now that I'm starting to lose weight she's on a diet, because heaven forbid that I ever be "smaller than her".  We know why we had this surgery.  Going into it I told myself that I would start eliminating the people who did not fully support me.  People in general don't like when someone else is doing better than them.  The other's are right, most of the time people don't want to hear about the surgery.  The general consensus is that we took the "easy way out".  Which anyone who is going through this knows that it definitely is not easy!  Keep doing what you're doing!  You did it for you and no one else.  I know that's easier said than done, but you really have to dig deep and realize who has your best intentions at heart.  Good Luck!!

I believe the thinks you are a threat to her now. You may be 'better' than her soon. Im not trying to be nasty, but I believe thats how women think about other women...mostly anyway.

That being said...I have a group of 5 women. We are all BFF. We roll in circles at times. I had this issue with one of the girls on and off. Now she is in a VERY stable, happy relationship and job she is now happy for my accomplishments. I think before (when I had lost weight years ago) she saw me as a threat. We eventually go over it and we would still do anything for eachother.

I am very fortunate in my situation. Very lucky to have the friends I do. And I agree with the op who said most groups of women have their 'place' where they fit in the crowd.

I have the same issue but im not sure if its jealousy or that ive changed..... because I have...... I cant eat tons of food and binge drink and be a partier like i used to be in my early twenties..... I cant have a bottle of wine with the girls and get silly now..... my friends expected me to be the same but skinny and im not the same.....so well i can understand that maybe they are jealous of your appearance which is absolutly possible but they may just miss how things used to be....