Holding on to the big stack

[abuljooj]

I think this is my first post in this section... i mostly play SNGs and that's where i post. I think that is also part of my problem. With SNGs i usually start tight, and quickly start to loosen up as i get more chips, and more people are knocked out. Last night i finally realized why i suck at cash games...and its because i have a tendency to do the same thing, and have a hard time controlling it. I usually build up my stack nicely early on in the session, but once i have a lot of chips infront of me, i have a hard time letting go of suited connectors and weak aces, or having a Gus Hansen moment and raise in early position with rags, and then i end up losing all my profit, and usually my original buy-in as well. What kind of strategies or techniques do you guys use to keep you playing the same winning style regardless of how many chips you have. I heard of something called tiltblocker, which is a little gray block that you can click and drag to cover up your chip count, but i'd like to know how many chips i have, and i also have this same problem playing live where i cant put a gray square over my chips to cover them. any suggestions? thank you!