package main

import (
	"bufio"
	"container/heap"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"math"
	"os"
	"strconv"
)

/*********** I/O ***********/

var (
	// ReadString returns a WORD string.
	ReadString func() string
	stdout     *bufio.Writer
)

func init() {
	ReadString = newReadString(os.Stdin)
	stdout = bufio.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
}

func newReadString(ior io.Reader) func() string {
	r := bufio.NewScanner(ior)
	// r.Buffer(make([]byte, 1024), int(1e+11)) // for AtCoder
	r.Buffer(make([]byte, 1024), int(1e+9)) // for Codeforces
	// Split sets the split function for the Scanner. The default split function is ScanLines.
	// Split panics if it is called after scanning has started.
	r.Split(bufio.ScanWords)

	return func() string {
		if !r.Scan() {
			panic("Scan failed")
		}
		return r.Text()
	}
}

// ReadInt returns an integer.
func ReadInt() int {
	return int(readInt64())
}
func ReadInt2() (int, int) {
	return int(readInt64()), int(readInt64())
}
func ReadInt3() (int, int, int) {
	return int(readInt64()), int(readInt64()), int(readInt64())
}
func ReadInt4() (int, int, int, int) {
	return int(readInt64()), int(readInt64()), int(readInt64()), int(readInt64())
}

// ReadInt64 returns as integer as int64.
func ReadInt64() int64 {
	return readInt64()
}
func ReadInt64_2() (int64, int64) {
	return readInt64(), readInt64()
}
func ReadInt64_3() (int64, int64, int64) {
	return readInt64(), readInt64(), readInt64()
}
func ReadInt64_4() (int64, int64, int64, int64) {
	return readInt64(), readInt64(), readInt64(), readInt64()
}

func readInt64() int64 {
	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(ReadString(), 0, 64)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err.Error())
	}
	return i
}

// ReadIntSlice returns an integer slice that has n integers.
func ReadIntSlice(n int) []int {
	b := make([]int, n)
	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
		b[i] = ReadInt()
	}
	return b
}

// ReadInt64Slice returns as int64 slice that has n integers.
func ReadInt64Slice(n int) []int64 {
	b := make([]int64, n)
	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
		b[i] = ReadInt64()
	}
	return b
}

// ReadFloat64 returns an float64.
func ReadFloat64() float64 {
	return float64(readFloat64())
}

func readFloat64() float64 {
	f, err := strconv.ParseFloat(ReadString(), 64)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err.Error())
	}
	return f
}

// ReadFloatSlice returns an float64 slice that has n float64.
func ReadFloat64Slice(n int) []float64 {
	b := make([]float64, n)
	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
		b[i] = ReadFloat64()
	}
	return b
}

// ReadRuneSlice returns a rune slice.
func ReadRuneSlice() []rune {
	return []rune(ReadString())
}

/*********** Debugging ***********/

// ZeroPaddingRuneSlice returns binary expressions of integer n with zero padding.
// For debugging use.
func ZeroPaddingRuneSlice(n, digitsNum int) []rune {
	sn := fmt.Sprintf("%b", n)

	residualLength := digitsNum - len(sn)
	if residualLength <= 0 {
		return []rune(sn)
	}

	zeros := make([]rune, residualLength)
	for i := 0; i < len(zeros); i++ {
		zeros[i] = '0'
	}

	res := []rune{}
	res = append(res, zeros...)
	res = append(res, []rune(sn)...)

	return res
}

// Strtoi is a wrapper of strconv.Atoi().
// If strconv.Atoi() returns an error, Strtoi calls panic.
func Strtoi(s string) int {
	if i, err := strconv.Atoi(s); err != nil {
		panic(errors.New("[argument error]: Strtoi only accepts integer string"))
	} else {
		return i
	}
}

// PrintIntsLine returns integers string delimited by a space.
func PrintIntsLine(A ...int) string {
	res := []rune{}

	for i := 0; i < len(A); i++ {
		str := strconv.Itoa(A[i])
		res = append(res, []rune(str)...)

		if i != len(A)-1 {
			res = append(res, ' ')
		}
	}

	return string(res)
}

// PrintIntsLine returns integers string delimited by a space.
func PrintInts64Line(A ...int64) string {
	res := []rune{}

	for i := 0; i < len(A); i++ {
		str := strconv.FormatInt(A[i], 10) // 64bit int version
		res = append(res, []rune(str)...)

		if i != len(A)-1 {
			res = append(res, ' ')
		}
	}

	return string(res)
}

// PrintDebug is wrapper of fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, format, a...)
func PrintDebug(format string, a ...interface{}) {
	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, format, a...)
}

/********** FAU standard libraries **********/

//fmt.Sprintf("%b\n", 255) 	// binary expression

/********** I/O usage **********/

//str := ReadString()
//i := ReadInt()
//X := ReadIntSlice(n)
//S := ReadRuneSlice()
//a := ReadFloat64()
//A := ReadFloat64Slice(n)

//str := ZeroPaddingRuneSlice(num, 32)
//str := PrintIntsLine(X...)

/*******************************************************************/

const MOD = 1000000000 + 7
const ALPHABET_NUM = 26
const INF_INT64 = math.MaxInt64
const INF_BIT60 = 1 << 60

var k, t int
var A []int

func main() {
	k, t = ReadInt2()
	A = ReadIntSlice(t)

	temp := make(ItemPQ, 0)
	pq := &temp
	heap.Init(pq)
	for i := 0; i < t; i++ {
		heap.Push(pq, &Item{pri: A[i], id: i})
	}

	answers := []int{}
	for pq.Len() > 0 {
		fp := heap.Pop(pq).(*Item)

		if len(answers) == 0 {
			answers = append(answers, fp.id)
			fp.pri--
			if fp.pri > 0 {
				heap.Push(pq, fp)
			}
			continue
		}

		if answers[len(answers)-1] != fp.id {
			answers = append(answers, fp.id)
			fp.pri--
			if fp.pri > 0 {
				heap.Push(pq, fp)
			}
			continue
		}

		if answers[len(answers)-1] == fp.id && pq.Len() > 0 {
			sp := heap.Pop(pq).(*Item)
			answers = append(answers, sp.id)
			sp.pri--

			heap.Push(pq, fp)
			if sp.pri > 0 {
				heap.Push(pq, sp)
			}
			continue
		}

		answers = append(answers, fp.id)
		fp.pri--
		if fp.pri > 0 {
			heap.Push(pq, fp)
		}
	}

	ans := 0
	for i := 1; i < len(answers); i++ {
		if answers[i] == answers[i-1] {
			ans++
		}
	}
	fmt.Println(ans)
}

type Item struct {
	pri     int
	id, num int
}
type ItemPQ []*Item

func (pq ItemPQ) Len() int           { return len(pq) }
func (pq ItemPQ) Less(i, j int) bool { return pq[i].pri > pq[j].pri } // <: ASC, >: DESC
func (pq ItemPQ) Swap(i, j int) {
	pq[i], pq[j] = pq[j], pq[i]
}
func (pq *ItemPQ) Push(x interface{}) {
	item := x.(*Item)
	*pq = append(*pq, item)
}
func (pq *ItemPQ) Pop() interface{} {
	old := *pq
	n := len(old)
	item := old[n-1]
	*pq = old[0 : n-1]
	return item
}

// how to use
// temp := make(ItemPQ, 0, 100000+1)
// pq := &temp
// heap.Init(pq)
// heap.Push(pq, &Item{pri: intValue})
// popped := heap.Pop(pq).(*Item)

/*
- MODは最後にとりましたか？
- ループを抜けた後も処理が必要じゃありませんか？
- 和・積・あまりを求められたらint64が必要ではありませんか？
- いきなりオーバーフローはしていませんか？
*/

/*******************************************************************/


Measured memory_bytes: 1024