The first step to take if you're not feeling like you're getting anywhere is to figure out whether you are in fact not going anywhere. Athletes often play mind games with themselves, unable to perceive change without objective markers--it's like trying to watch yourself grow tall.
What evidence do you have that you're not progressing? "I haven't seen any changes in the mirror" is not evidence since you see yourself in the mirror every day. Do you have pictures of yourself from a month ago? A year ago? Do you have muscle girth measurements? Do you have a body comp test?
How much sleep do you get a night? Yes, generalized fatigue can be a sign of overtraining, but let's be realistic here. Overtraining is word often thrown around casually. Overreaching, maybe. But the state of being truly overtrained is incredibly difficult to get to for most people who work out 3-5 times a week in a gym lifting weights.
Exactly, how much have you really varied your training program from program to program? 'cause it doesn't look like much of a change from the information you've given us. Are you in fact, just changing the order of exercises and making slight changes in frequency for some body parts? Or has there been higher variation between your "old" program and your "new program"?
How much are you eating? Given you have a starch intolerance, there are alternatives. You can buy protein powders that have no starch at all in them (there's a difference between a protein powder and a meal replacement powder). You can also try to get your protein requirements through food consumption. It's not the end of the world yet.
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