#include <stdio.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <stdlib.h>

int main(){
	int x,y,i,j;

	int c = 100;
	int d = 100;
	bool next;

	bool one1;
	bool one2;
	int *pole1;
	int *pole2;
	int *pole3;
	
	pole1 = new int[c];
	pole2 = new int[d];
	
	while(scanf("%d %d", &x, &y)){
		next= false;
		if(x == 0 && y == 0){
			break;
			}

		if(x == y){
			printf("%d needs 0 steps, %d needs 0 steps, they meet at %d\n", x, y, x);
			continue;
		}
	
		pole1[0] = x;
		pole2[0] = y;
		i = 1;
		j = 1;
		one1 = false;
		one2 = false;
		while(1){
			if(i == c-1){
				c *= 2;
				pole3=new int[c];
				for (int n=0; n<i; n++){
					pole3[n]=pole1[n];				
				}
delete pole1;
				pole1=pole3;
					}

			if(!one1){
				if(pole1[i-1] % 2 == 0){
					pole1[i] = pole1[i-1] / 2;
					if(pole1[i] == 1){
						one1 = true;					
					}
					i++;
				}else{
					pole1[i] = (3 * pole1[i-1]) + 1;
					i++;
				}
		
				for(int m = 0; m < j; m++){
					if(pole2[m] == pole1[i-1]){
						printf("%d needs %d steps, %d needs %d steps, they meet at %d\n", x, i-1, y, m, pole2[m]);
						next = true;
						break;
					}
				}
				if(next){
					break;
				}
			}

			if(j == d-1){
				d *= 2;
				pole3=new int[d];
				for (int n=0; n<j; n++){
					pole3[n]=pole2[n];				
				}
				delete pole2;
				pole2=pole3;
			}

			if(!one2){
				if(pole2[j-1] % 2 == 0){
					pole2[j] = pole2[j -1] / 2;
					if(pole2[j] == 1){
						one2 = true;					
					}
					j++;
				}else{
					pole2[j] = (3 * pole2[j-1]) + 1;
					j++;
				}
		
				for(int m = 0; m < i; m++){
					if(pole1[m] == pole2[j-1]){
						printf("%d needs %d steps, %d needs %d steps, they meet at %d\n", x, m, y, j-1, pole1[m]);
						next = true;
						break;
					}
				}
				if(next){
					break;
				}
			}
		}
	
	}	

	delete pole1;
	delete pole2;
	return 0;
}