Likely a dumb question, does the eating window has to be at fix times?

I only started doing IF 2 weeks ago with a 7 hour eating window and fasting for 17 hours from 3pm to 10pm. Does that time has to be fixed? Most days I don't feel hungry at 3pm and end up fasting for another hour or so. Can I end my fast later and still keep a 7 hour eating window? For example: If I end my fast at 4pm instead of 3pm, can I start my fast at 11pm then instead of 10pm? I will be fasting for 17 hours regardless of the time. Thank you for your help!

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you can fast and eat at whatever times fit your lifestyle as long as youre fasting for 16 hours or more. My IF schedule I chose is 18 hours fasting and 6 hours eating from 12pm to 6pm most days, one day a week I do a scheduled 20 hour fasting from 6pm to 2pm and thats Friday into Saturday which is right now ,lol I gotta get to eating :).

At least twice a week during work my fasting becomes a 20 hour fasting because it gets busy and I dont wanna be working and eating and would rather wait till my break to eat my meal. Then I just stop eating at 6pm.

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My fasting window rolls around a little bit but I try to make sure that I’m not eating for the fest several hours after waking and that I’m not eating for the last few hours before I go to bed. It’s very good for your health to be sleeping on an empty stomach.