PSOC 5L SPI Master Help

[PaFi_4802396]

I am trying to create a master SPI using PSOC 5. For debugging purposes I've set the clock to be 5 Hz (so I can track the sent and received data in real  time). The code I am using is below: 

int main(void){
CyGlobalIntEnable;
SPIM_1_Start();
LCD_Char_1_Start();
LCD_Char_1_PrintString("Waiting");

uint8_t recieved_byte = 0;

for (;;){if (Starting_Pin_Read() > 0){break;} else {CyDelay(100);}}

LCD_Char_1_ClearDisplay();
LCD_Char_1_PrintString("Starting");

SPIM_1_WriteTxData(0x00); // count is 0
SPIM_1_WriteTxData(0x00); // Status is "Ready"
SPIM_1_WriteTxData(0x0F); // LP is F
SPIM_1_WriteTxData(0x2D); // CRC from F is 2D
LCD_Char_1_PrintInt16(SPIM_1_GetTxBufferSize());
while (SPIM_1_GetTxBufferSize()>0){CyDelay(1000);} // Waiting for all words to be sent

CyDelay(4000);
LCD_Char_1_ClearDisplay();
LCD_Char_1_PrintString("Recieved Data:");
LCD_Char_1_Position(1, 0);
for (int i = 0; i<4; i++){
while (SPIM_1_GetRxBufferSize() < 1) {
CyDelay(1000);
} // Waiting till we get a next word

if (SPIM_1_GetRxBufferSize()>0) {
recieved_byte = SPIM_1_ReadRxData();
LCD_Char_1_PrintHexUint8(recieved_byte); //displaying recieved word
}
}
} 

So I would expect the TxBufferSize to not be 0 when I am printing it out, but it is. What am I doing wrong? 

My configuration of SPI_Master is

If one needs additional documents to replicate, I will happily send my source code!