I would suggest RCing every time you awake from bed, because some of those awakenings (especially abrupt/instant awakenings) are usually false awakenings. False awakenings can be as close to reality as anything you will ever experience in the dream world. I actually like them pretty good, because it is truly amazing how real your room can look compared to waking life. Also, upon becoming lucid I would suggest taking a few deep breathes and trying to relax. Just act as if you are a lucid dreaming pro and this is just another adventure about to begin. Go with a "been there, done that" attitude (especially at the start of a dream). I would suggest performing RCs, like the nose pinch, for stabilization purposes. I use RCs to stabilize more than for realizing I am dreaming. It seems to work pretty well for me. You can also try feeling some textures around you and use your five sense right off the bat. Smell the air, feel objects around you, focus attention on your surroundings and imagine them slowly becoming clearer and clearer. Once you have went through some of these initial processes, go ahead and engage in some dream activity.

If this doesn't seem to work then maybe you are trying too hard. If you are thinking about/trying to hard not to wake up, it can cause you to wake up. Engaging in dream activity early on can keep your mind off of waking up and more on the dream itself. For a while I would worry about waking up in my dream and it would cause me to wake up. Its a difficult problem with an easy solution....just don't think about it. The easiest way to do that is to "get lost" in your dream and you will forget about it.

Hope I helped out a bit and good luck with your future attempts!