Am I chasing here?

[RickA]

Hi

I have been playing for 3 months. In the first 2 months I started with the $15 GC bonus and was up to $600 playing .5/1 to 3/6. In the last month I am down $350 playing .5/1 & 1/2. I think this is normal variance I am probably down about 150 BB. When I was winning I was playing about 30% of the hands and folding after the flop about 30% of the time. As I tried to improve my game and tighten up Pre Flop (21%) I am worried I have become a chaser becasue I am in so less often. Here is my point-finally-

2 hands from GC .5/1

1)Ac Jd ep2
UTG - calls
I - raise
2 callers behind me
Pot is 4.5 SB

Flop Qc 10c 6d
sb - bet
utg - called
me - raise
everyone comes
8 BB
Question? I feel i have 8 outs- 4 K for st8, 3 A for top pair, and 1 out for backdoor flush. Pot is giving me 2:1, am i right in my thinking?

Turn 9d (Qc 10c 6d)
me - bet
sb - ch calls
everyone else folds

River
blank
I lose to KJ made st8

Hand #2)

Dealt QQ in sb
4 callers I call

Flop
5h Jc 9c

I bet
2 callers

Turn 2s (5h Jc 9c)
I Bet
2 callers

River 5d (5h Jc 9c 2s)
I bet
fold
raised uh- oh
called
Beat by 5 3 ( trips)

For my confidences' sake did I play this ok, just the joys of micro limit? This seems to be happening to me alot.

Thanks for listening, I'm sure this has never happened to anyone else.

RickA