Hi Josie!

There are quite a few people who have stayed on induction longer than the two weeks, but eventually you will have to move on and progress through all 4 stages so you can learn what your body can and can't handle and how to keep the weight off once you get to your goal. It's not wise to try and stay on induction until you get to your goal weight (not to mention it could get rather boring after a while). Average weight loss during induction is about 10% of what you need to lose but average means that some people lose more and some people lose less. Since you have about 65 pounds to lose, 5 pounds isn't too far off that average so I'd say you're doing pretty good. Still...if you're not ready to move on yet, a few more weeks on induction probably won't do you any harm.