#include <iostream>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <set>
#include <map>
#include <stack>
#include <queue>
#include <algorithm>
#include <numeric>
#include <functional>
#include <cstdio>
#include <cstdlib>
#include <cstring>
#include <cmath>
#include <climits>
using namespace std;

typedef istringstream ISS;
typedef ostringstream OSS;
typedef vector<string> VS;
typedef int INT;
typedef vector<INT> VI;
typedef vector<VI> VVI;
typedef pair <INT, INT> II;
typedef vector <II> VII;

template<class T> ostream& operator << ( ostream& os, vector<T> v ) {
    for ( typename vector<T>::iterator it_i = v.begin(); it_i != v.end(); ++it_i ) {
        os << *it_i << ", ";
    }
    return os;
}


int solve( int n ) {
    int res = 0;
    while ( n > 1 ) {
        res ++;
        n = ( n % 2 == 0 ? n / 2 : n * 3 + 1 );
    }
    return res;
}

int main() {
    int n;
    while ( cin >> n && n ) cout << solve( n ) << endl;
    return 0;
}