#![allow(unused_imports)]

fn main() {
    input! {
        s: Chars
    }
    println!("{}", s.windows(3).filter(|s| (s[0] == s[1]) ^ (s[1] == s[2])).count());
}

use proconio::{input, marker::*};
use itertools::{iproduct, izip, Itertools as _};
use std::{cmp::Reverse, collections::*};

#[macro_export]
macro_rules! chmax {
    ($a:expr, $b:expr) => {{
        let tmp = $b;
        if $a < tmp {
            $a = tmp;
            true
        } else {
            false
        }
    }};
}

#[macro_export]
macro_rules! chmin {
    ($a:expr, $b:expr) => {{
        let tmp = $b;
        if $a > tmp {
            $a = tmp;
            true
        } else {
            false
        }
    }};
}

#[macro_export]
/// mvec![]
macro_rules! mvec {
    ($val:expr; ()) => {
        $val
    };
    ($val:expr; ($size:expr $(,$rest:expr)*)) => {
        vec![mvec![$val; ($($rest),*)]; $size]
    };
}