#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int n;
while(cin>>n)
{
int count=0;
while(n != 1){
if(n%2==0)n=n/2;
else n=3*n+1;
count++;
}
cout<<count<<endl;
}
return 0;
}
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
int main()
{
int n;
while(cin>>n)
{
int count=0;
while(n != 1){
if(n%2==0)n=n/2;
else n=3*n+1;
count++;
}
cout<<count<<endl;
}
return 0;
}