#include <bits/stdc++.h> using namespace std; int main() { int n , t; int i = 0; cin >> n;

if( n % 2 == 0 )
{
    while( n != 1 )
    {
        if( n % 2 == 1 )
        {
            n = n * 3 + 1;
            i ++;
        }
        if( n % 2 == 0 )
        {
            n = n / 2;
            i ++;
        }
        
        if( n == 1 )    break; 
    }
}

else if( n % 2 == 1 )
{
    while( n != 1 )
    {
        if( n % 2 == 1 )
        {
            n = n * 3 + 1;
            i ++;
        }
        if( n % 2 == 0 )
        {
            n = n / 2;
            i ++;
        }
        
        if( n == 1 )    break; 
    }
}
cout << i << endl;
return 0;

}