#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int n,k;
struct id
{
	int x,s;
};
const int N=1e5;
queue<id>q;
bool qp[N+5];
int main()
{
	memset(qp,true,sizeof(qp));
	cin>>n>>k;
	q.push(id{n,0});
	qp[n]=false;
	while(!q.empty())
	{
		id t=q.front();
		q.pop();
		if(t.x+1==k||t.x-1==k||t.x*2==k)
		{
			cout<<t.s+1;
			return 0;
		}
		if(t.x+1<=N&&qp[t.x+1])
		{
			q.push(id{t.x+1,t.s+1});
			qp[t.x+1]=false;
		}
		if(t.x*2<=N&&qp[t.x*2])
		{
			q.push(id{t.x*2,t.s+1});
			qp[t.x*2]=false;
		}
		if(t.x-1>=0&&qp[t.x-1])
		{
			q.push(id{t.x-1,t.s+1});
			qp[t.x-1]=false;
		}
	}
	return 0;
}

#include <bitset>
#include <cctype>
#include <cerrno>
#include <clocale>
#include <cmath>
#include <complex>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <ctime>
#include <cwchar>
#include <cwctype>
#include <complex.h>
#include <deque>
#include <exception>
#include <fstream>
#include <functional>
#include <fenv.h>
#include <iomanip>
#include <ios>
#include <iosfwd>
#include <iostream>
#include <istream>
#include <inttypes.h>
#include <limits>
#include <list>
#include <map>
#include <ostream>
#include <queue>
#include <set>
#include <sstream>
#include <stack>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <streambuf>
#include <string>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <tgmath.h>
#include <utility>
#include <vector>

using namespace std;

#define LL long long
const int N = 2e5 + 10;
const int INF = 0x3f3f3f3f;

struct node{
	int pos , step;
};

int n , k; 
bool v[N];

void bfs(int x){
	queue<node> q;
	q.push((node){x , 0});
	v[x] = 1;
	
	while(!q.empty()){
		node top = q.front();
		q.pop();
		if(top.pos == k){
			cout << top.step;
			exit(0);
		}
		
		if(top.pos + 1 <= 200000 && !v[top.pos + 1]){
			v[top.pos + 1] = 1;
			q.push((node){top.pos + 1 , top.step + 1});
		}
		if(top.pos - 1 >= 0 && !v[top.pos - 1]){
			v[top.pos - 1] = 1;
			q.push((node){top.pos - 1 , top.step + 1});
		}
		if(top.pos * 2 <= 200000 && !v[top.pos * 2]){
			v[top.pos * 2] = 1;
			q.push((node){top.pos * 2 , top.step + 1});
		}
	}
}
int main() {	
	cin >> n >> k;
	bfs(n);
    return 0;
}

#include<bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int a[100001],que[100001][3];
int main()
{
	int n,k,head,tail,xx,t;
	cin>>n>>k;
	if(n==k)
	{
		cout<<0<<endl;
		return 0;
	}
	head=0;
	tail=1;
	que[1][0]=n;
	que[1][1]=0;
	a[n]=1;
	while(head<tail)
	{
		head++;
		xx=que[head][0];
		for(int i=1;i<=3;i++)
		{
			if(i==1) t=xx+1;
			if(i==2) t=xx-1;
			if(i==3) t=2*xx;
			if(t>=0 && t<=100000&&a[t]==0)
			{
				tail++;
				que[tail][0]=t;
				que[tail][1]=que[head][1]+1;
				a[t]=1;
				if(t==k)
				{
					cout<<que[tail][1];
					return 0;
				}
			}
		}
	 } 
 return 0; 
}

#include<bits/stdc++.h>
#include <queue>
#include <math.h>
#include <stack>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <vector>
#include <iomanip>
#include <string.h>
#include <algorithm>
using namespace std;
#define LL long long
const int N = 1e6 + 10;
const int INF = 0x3f3f3f3f;
int m,n;
int a[N];
struct node
{
	int x,t;
};
int bfs(int x)
{
	queue<node>p;
	p.push((node){x,0});
	a[x]=1;
	while(!p.empty())
	{
		node t=p.front();
		p.pop();
		if(t.x+1==m||t.x-1==m||t.x*2==m)
			return t.t+1;
		if(t.x+1<N-100&&a[t.x+1]==0)
		{
			a[t.x+1]=1;
			p.push((node){t.x+1,t.t+1});
		}
		if(t.x-1>0&&a[t.x-1]==0)
		{
			a[t.x-1]=1;
			p.push((node){t.x-1,t.t+1});
		}
		if(t.x*2<N-100&&a[t.x<<1]==0)
		{
			a[t.x<<1]=1;
			p.push((node){t.x<<1,t.t+1});
		}
	}
}
int main()
{
	cin >> n >> m;
	if(m<=n)
		cout <<n-m;
	else	
		cout << bfs(n);
	return 0;
}