from collections import deque
def BFS(n):
queue = deque([(n, 0)])
visited = [False] * (200000 + 1)
visited[n] = True
while queue:
X, sec = queue.popleft()
if X == K:
return sec
d = [(X * 2, sec), (X - 1, sec + 1), (X + 1, sec + 1)]
for i in range(3):
dx, s = d[i]
if not (0 <= dx <= 200000):
continue
if visited[dx]:
continue
if i == 0:
queue.appendleft((dx, s))
else:
queue.append((dx, s))
visited[dx] = True
return 0
N, K = map(int, input().split())
print(BFS(N))