#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
int a, b;
while(scanf("%d",&a) != EOF)
{
b = 0;
while(a != 1)
{
if(a % 2 == 0)
{
a = a / 2;
}
else
{
a = ((3 * a) + 1 ) / 2;
}
b++;
}
printf("%d\n", b);
}
return 0;
}