In a caloric deficit, protein targets can be relaxed to 0.6-0.7 grams per pound of body weight to make hitting caloric targets easier.

“if you say need to be in a caloric deficit and hold one gram of protein per pound of body weight that becomes really challenging if you say look you could be at 0.6 to 0.7 grams of protein per pound of body weight per per pound of body weight and critical or deficit is much easier”