I have been becoming lucid about twice a month since I renewed my interest in lucid dreaming. However, each time I become lucid I can't seem to remember I have to stabilize the dream first.
What I do instead is scan the environment with a critical eye. This seems to have the effect of waking me up (maybe because my eyes get fixed on certain objects).
I have incorporated the rubbing hands thing in my RC routine but still I fail to remember doing it once I become lucid.

Does anyone have any tips on how to remember stabilizing the dream first?