February 16, 2023
from collections import deque
from sys import maxsize
N, K = map(int, input().split())
result = maxsize
visited = [maxsize] * 200_001
def bfs():
global result
q = deque()
q.append((N, 0))
while (q):
node, time = q.popleft()
if (visited[node] < time):
continue
if (node == K):
result = min(result, time)
visited[node] = time
if (node < K and node + 1 <= 200_000 and visited[node + 1] > time + 1):
q.append((node + 1, time + 1))
if (node - 1 >= 0 and visited[node - 1] > time + 1):
q.append((node - 1, time + 1))
if (node < K and node * 2 <= 200_000 and visited[node * 2] > time):
q.append((node * 2, time))
bfs()
print(result)