“Green” Days

I know this is kind of going to have to just be a mind set shift, but any advice on how to successfully have green/light days?

I go in wanting to go light, knowing I went hard the day before and have a lot of other exercise coming up, but I just get so competitive with myself that I don’t take it easy! I don’t want to hurt myself.

I also find myself feeling bad for the people around me if I’m not fully following the program. Like if I’m not motivated, why would they be? But I never feel annoyed that someone beside me is going lighter, so not sure why I’m worried about that.

My current alternative is to just not go, but I’d love to go and just chill. Go light. Enjoy the moment. Haha.

Any tips, ideas, ways to trick your mind, or alternative “light” competitions I can have with myself would be great!