#include<cstdio>
#include<cstdlib>
#include<cmath>
#include<queue>
#include<string.h>
#include<algorithm>
using namespace std;
const int maxn=100007;
int n, k, vis[maxn];;
struct node
{
int x, step;
};
int bfs()
{
queue<node>Q;
node p, q;
p.x=n;
vis[p.x]=1;
p.step=0;
Q.push(p);
while(!Q.empty())
{
q=Q.front();
Q.pop();
if(q.x==k)return q.step;
for(int i=0; i<3; i++)
{
if(i==0)
p.x=q.x+1;
if(i==1)
p.x=q.x-1;
if(i==2)
p.x=q.x*2;
if(p.x>=0&&p.x<=100000&&!vis[p.x])
{
vis[p.x]=1;
p.step=q.step+1;
Q.push(p);
}
}
}
return -1;
}
int main()
{
while(~scanf("%d%d", &n, &k))
{
memset(vis, 0, sizeof(vis));
int ans=bfs();
printf("%d\n", ans);
}
return 0;
}