from collections import deque
def BFS(N, K):
queue = deque([(N, 0)])
visited = set([N])
if N == K:
return 0
while queue:
x, sec = queue.popleft()
dx = [x * 2, x + 1, x - 1]
for i in range(3):
X = dx[i]
if X in visited:
continue
if not (-10 ** 5 <= X <= 10 ** 5):
continue
if X == K:
return sec + 1
queue.append((X, sec + 1))
visited.add(X)
N, K = map(int, input().split())
print(BFS(N, K))