#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <typeinfo>
#include <vector>
#include <cmath>
#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <algorithm>
#include <cstdio>
#include <queue>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cctype>
#define syosu(x) fixed<<setprecision(x)
using namespace std;
using namespace std;
typedef long long ll;
typedef pair<int,int> P;
typedef pair<double,double> pdd;
typedef vector<int> vi;
typedef vector<vi> vvi;
typedef vector<P> vp;
typedef vector<vp> vvp;
typedef pair<int,P> pip;
typedef vector<pip> vip;
const int inf=1<<30;
const double pi=acos(-1);
const double eps=1e-8;

int n;

int main(){
	while(1){
		cin>>n;
		if(!n) break;
		int ans=0;
		while(n!=1){
			if(n%2) n=n*3+1;
			else n/=2;
			ans++;
		}
		cout<<ans<<endl;
	}
}