Aches and Pains and Other Not So Subtle Reminders I'm Getting Older

Classes attended: 4 Regular, 1 Private lesson
Whenever I get into these super motivated periods for going to jiu jitsu I have a habit of trying to make it to as many classes as possible. Mostly because I'm super motivated, but also part of me is ever fearful I'll end up losing that motivation and I'll end up taking another long break, so I try to get into as many classes as I can while I'm motivated. One of the big problems with this, as I learned this past week when three of my classes were within a 24 hour period, as that my aging and out of shape body doesn't recover as quickly as it used to.
Don't get me wrong, I don't regret doing this. I didn't get injured and it helped me to see where my limits currently are. Oh, I should also mention in addition to doing bjj, I've been doing a little home workout 3 days a week as well, which definitely adds to the toll being taken on my body in this early stage of trying to get back to being healthy. Anyways, I now know that taking so many classes so close together like that isn't the best idea for me, at least for now. A common piece of advice in athletics is to listen to your body and get some rest when needed. It's a piece of advice I've always done my best to ignore, but I'm thinking now I may need to pay more attention to it. For starters, over training commonly leads to injuries (which off force extended time off) and I really don't want to have to deal with a serious injury at this point in my life (not that I think there really is a good point for serious injury, but now would be really bad). But more importantly, I'm really hoping that this time around I stick with BJJ for the long haul.
I know I won't always be super motivated and that at some point I'm gonna have to force myself to go to class despite feeling like it's the last place I want to be. If I do as I normally do and try to get in as many classes as possible, I'm keeping with the same pattern of behavior that's led to my jiu jitsu attendance being so inconsistent for years. Instead I need to establish a new pattern, one in which I have set days and times I go to class (whether I want to or not) and just focus on being present there. If I'm able to make an extra class during the week, great, but there's no need to try and force it, especially if that class is within 12 or so hours of another class I would regularly attend.
Hopefully, not too long into the future, my body adapts and it takes a lot more to wear me out than what it takes now. But there's no need to rush it; this is a journey without a destination.