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No. Guys lose faster in general. The amount of weight you lose also depends on how much "extra" weight you have and on your reaction to certain foods. Your caloric requirement is also lower than his, so if both of you eat, let's say, 1800 calories, he'll lose more since he probably burns more. Same thing about exercise. There really are a lot of factors that determine how much/fast one loses weight. 
In my opinion, 12 lbs in a month is great. That's 3 lbs/week and 25% of the weight you want to lose!
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"The truth is that temptation lurks everywhere, unless you deny yourself a social and working life and the attendant pleasures of eating out. I believe that the best way to overcome temptation is not with willpower, which is so often in short supply, but with our brain power, a potentially unlimited resource.
Imagine that you're doing great, losing weight, feeling better than ever, thrilled with yourself, hearing compliments from friends and acquaintances---and then it happens! Despite all your good intentions, you're mightily tempted by a food you're not supposed to have. What to do? I'll tell you this: You'd better have a strategy ready!"
(Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Chapter 19)
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