If you read my post carefully I have already mentioned that I do take occasional breaks to maintain a healthy gambling.
As you said, bet size plays a crucial role too. In the beginning I used to play with higher amounts but as I kept losing I realized there's no point.
So I started betting with smaller amounts and that helped me in cutting my losses.
I think we all need to find our own system that works best for yourself. You made the good assessment by lowering your bet size while still enjoying gambling. I limit myself by just having low amounts on casinos (and also putting some coins in the vault) as I can start tilting when I am having a bad run, so just need to protect myself.